Crash of a Fokker F7b/3m in Kiunga

Date & Time: Oct 26, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Fokker F7
Operator:
Registration:
PK-AFF
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Batavia - Kiunga
MSN:
5188
YOM:
1930
Location:
Kiunga
Western (Fly)
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Region:
Oceania
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Upon landing, the aircraft went out of control and came to rest upside down. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Savoia-Marchetti SM.73 in Olías: 15 killed

Date & Time: Oct 17, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Savoia-Marchetti SM.73
Operator:
Registration:
I-IESI
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Sevilla - Melilla
MSN:
30036
YOM:
1937
Location:
Olías
Andalusia
Country:
Spain
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
13
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
15
Circumstances:
En route from Sevilla to Melilla, the crew encountered limited visibility due to fog. Too low, the airplane impacted the slope of a mountain located near Olías, some 11 km northeast of Málaga. Two passengers were rescued while 15 other occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Caproni Ca.133 in Djibouti City

Date & Time: Oct 13, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Caproni Ca.133
Operator:
Registration:
I-DIRE
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
YOM:
1936
Location:
Djibouti City
Djibouti City District
Country:
Djibouti
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a turn to join the runway when the aircraft stalled and crashed in Gabode, near the airport. All six occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
Loss of control on approach following an engine failure.

Crash of a Junkers W.34 off Calamar: 5 killed

Date & Time: Oct 10, 1939 at 0730 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers W.34
Operator:
Registration:
C-53
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Barranquilla – Girardot
YOM:
1928
Location:
Calamar
Bolívar
Country:
Colombia
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The single engine aircraft named 'Boyacá' departed Barranquilla at 0700LT bound for Girardot. While cruising off Calamar, State of Bolívar, the float plane went out of control and crashed in a lagoon located in the Magdalena River, some 3 km off Calamar. All five occupants were killed, among them copilot Herbert Laasch.

Crash of a Junkers JU.160 in Taichung

Date & Time: Oct 7, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.160
Operator:
Registration:
J-DAAF
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Taichung
Taichung City (臺中市)
Country:
Taiwan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed for unknown upon landing. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Junkers JU.160A-0 in Cologne

Date & Time: Sep 9, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.160
Operator:
Registration:
D-UQOL
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
4216
YOM:
1935
Location:
Cologne
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The aircraft named 'Tiger' crashed in unknown circumstances. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Junkers W.34 in Gold Pines

Date & Time: Sep 1, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Junkers W.34
Operator:
Registration:
CF-AQV
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
2710
YOM:
1931
Location:
Gold Pines
Ontario
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While cruising at low altitude in poor weather conditions, the float plane clipped trees and crashed. All four occupants were injured.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mte in Hanover: 7 killed

Date & Time: Aug 30, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Registration:
D-AFOP
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Berlin – Hanover – Cologne – London
MSN:
5800
YOM:
1937
Location:
Hanover
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
Shortly after take off from Hanover Airport, the three engine aircraft named 'Karl Hochmuth' stalled and crashed. All seven occupants were killed.

Crash of a Lockheed 10A Electra off Vordingborg: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 15, 1939 at 1320 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed 10 Electra
Operator:
Registration:
G-AESY
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
London – Copenhagen – Stockholm – Hambourg
MSN:
1102
YOM:
1937
Location:
Vordingborg
Sjælland
Country:
Denmark
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
While flying some 80 km south of Copenhagen, the crew informed ATC about a fire on board and reduced his altitude. Due to a sudden hazardous situation, the captain attempted to ditch the aircraft off Vordingborg. The aircraft hit the water surface and before it came to rest, the copilot jump into the water. He was slightly injured and quickly rescued while the aircraft sank rapidly. All five other occupants were killed, among them two employees from the Standard Oil Company based in New Jersey.
Probable cause:
Fuel vapor ignited either in its cabin or the space in its port wing, necessitating a forced landing. The blaze was attributed to the leakage of gasoline from the overflow boxes, which in turn must have resulted from the overfilling of its fuel tanks. However, the cause of the ignition of the fuel could not be determined.
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