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Crash of a Fokker F8 in Latva

Date & Time: Sep 27, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
FE-1
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Oripää - Turku
MSN:
5046
YOM:
1928
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Oripää Airport bound for Turku, carrying a wounded soldier and three crew members. Shortly after takeoff, at least one engine failed. The airplane stalled and crashed in a wooded area located in Latva, some 5 km from the airport. The airplane was destroyed and all three crew members were uninjured. The wounded soldier was later transferred to a local hospital.
Probable cause:
Engine failure caused by air in the fuel supply system.

Crash of a Fokker F8 in Karamata

Date & Time: Apr 15, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
YV-AFO
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
5041
YOM:
1928
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a search flight following the abduction of Captain Cardona Puig by local Indians. The pilot landed with a tail wind component and was unable to stop the aircraft on the remaining distance. The aircraft overran and came to rest in a ditch, bursting into flames. The fire was quickly extinguished, all four occupants were uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. It was recovered in 2001 and ferried to The Netherlands by the Aviodome Museum.

Crash of a Fokker F8 in Nigtevecht

Date & Time: Apr 11, 1928 at 1400 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
H-NAEE
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Malmö – Hamburg – Amsterdam
MSN:
5042
YOM:
1928
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
8
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Following an uneventful flight from Malmö with an intermediate stop in Hamburg, the crew started the descent to Schiphol Airport when the right engine failed at a height of 150-200 meters. The pilot tried to maintain a safe altitude on one engine but he should eventually resign himself to make an emergency landing. On final, while trying to increase power on the left engine, the aircraft rolled to the left and hit the ground before coming to rest in an field. While all 11 occupants were injured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Right engine failure caused by a loss of oil pressure.

Crash of a Fokker F8 in Sevenoaks: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 22, 1927 at 0830 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
H-NADU
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Croydon – Amsterdam
MSN:
4993
YOM:
1926
Location:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
9
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Ten minutes after takeoff from Croydon Airport, while approaching Sevenoaks, the pilot encountered severe vibrations when the aircraft sharply banked to the right. He elected to trim the aircraft without success. The twin engine machine stalled and crashed in a wooded area located in Sevenoaks. The flight engineer J. Brunklaus was killed while all 10 other occupants were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
Loss of control due to the physical separation of the rudder (vertical stabilizer) in flight.