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Crash of a Fokker F3 in Salamaua
Date & Time:
Mar 18, 1931
Registration:
VH-UQF
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Salamaua – Wau
MSN:
1663
YOM:
1922
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Salamaua Airport, while climbing, the pilot encountered engine problems and was forced to attempt an emergency landing near the Frisco River. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and both occupants were slightly injured.
Probable cause:
Engine malfunction caused by faulty maintenance.
Crash of a Fokker F3 on Csepel Island: 2 killed
Date & Time:
May 18, 1929
Operator:
Registration:
H-MABC
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Vienna – Budapest
MSN:
1604
YOM:
1922
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While approaching Budapest following a flight from Vienna, the pilot lost control of the airplane after a wing failed. The aircraft dove into the ground and crashed on Csepel Island, south of Budapest. Both occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Wing failure in flight for unknown reasons.
Crash of a Fokker F3 in Ukraine
Date & Time:
Oct 11, 1928
Operator:
Registration:
RR-UAW
MSN:
1659
YOM:
1922
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances.
Crash of a Fokker F3 off Rotterdam: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Jul 24, 1928 at 1450 LT
Operator:
Registration:
H-NABR
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Rotterdam - Rotterdam
MSN:
1533
YOM:
1921
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The aircraft was completing a local sightseeing flight over the area of Rotterdam, carrying one pilot and five female passengers. Shortly after takeoff from Waalhaven Airport, while climbing to a height of 150 metres, the airplane stalled and crashed in the harbor of Waalhaven. A lady was killed while five other occupants were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
On its final report published in November 1928, the investigation board concluded that the accident was caused by an error committed by the pilot who initiated the rotation prematurely. During the initial climb, the speed was insufficient and the aircraft stalled and crashed due to an aerodynamic stall. In their report, investigators confirmed that the general experience of the pilot was on Fokker F7 and not Fokker F3. Thus, his inexperience on this type of aircraft as such as the decision of the Chief of Operations to schedule this pilot on this type of aircraft were considered as contributory factors.
Crash of a Fokker F3 in Cossonay
Date & Time:
Jul 7, 1928
Operator:
Registration:
CH-153
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Basel - Lausanne
MSN:
1506
YOM:
1921
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot encountered an unexpected situation while approaching Lausanne and was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in a field located in Cossonay, about 10 km northwest of Lausanne-Blécherette Airport and was damaged beyond repair. The pilot Ulrich Keller was uninjured.
Crash of a Fokker F3 in Berlin
Date & Time:
May 16, 1928 at 1300 LT
Operator:
Registration:
D-200
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Berlin - Cologne
MSN:
1658
YOM:
1922
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Berlin-Tempelhof Airport, while climbing to a height of 200 metres, the engine failed. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in a garden near the airport. The pilot was injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Engine failure during initial climb.
Crash of a Fokker F3 in Russia
Date & Time:
Jun 30, 1927
Operator:
Registration:
RR-7
MSN:
1657
YOM:
1922
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in Russia? Exact date is unknown, somewhere in June 1927.
Crash of a Fokker F3 in Amsterdam
Date & Time:
Apr 13, 1926 at 1010 LT
Operator:
Registration:
H-NABU
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Amsterdam - Rotterdam
MSN:
1662
YOM:
1922
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
During the takeoff roll, the aircraft struck an irregularity in the ground and rotated prematurely. Unable to get sufficient height due to low speed, the aircraft stalled and crashed. All three occupants evacuated safely and the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair.
