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Crash of a Fokker F7b/3m in Baghdad: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 31, 1928
Type of aircraft:
Fokker F7
Operator:
Polish Government
Registration:
P-PAAA
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Government
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Dęblin – Baghdad
MSN:
5057
YOM:
1928
Location:
Baghdad
Baghdād (بغداد)
Country:
Iraq
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a flight from Poland to Iraq on behalf of the Polish Ministry of Communications. On final approach to Baghdad, the aircraft hit a sand dune, overturned and came to rest upside down. A crew member was killed while both others were injured.
Probable cause:
It appears that the crew was approaching the wrong field and that his action was inadequate. Poor visibility seems to be a contributory factor.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.9A at RAF Hinaidi: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 13, 1922
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.9
Operator:
Registration:
E8474
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Hinaidi - Hinaidi
Location:
Hinaidi AFB
Baghdād (بغداد)
Country:
Iraq
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training flight at RAF Hinaidi. While flying at an altitude of 3,000 feet, the airplane collided with a second RAF DH.9A registered H102. Both aircraft entered a dive and crashed near the airbase. One pilot on board H102 survived while all three other crew members were killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.9A at RAF Hinaidi: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jan 13, 1922
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.9
Operator:
Registration:
H102
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Hinaidi - Hinaidi
Location:
Hinaidi AFB
Baghdād (بغداد)
Country:
Iraq
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training flight at RAF Hinaidi. While flying at an altitude of 3,000 feet, the airplane collided with a second RAF DH.9A registered E8474. Both aircraft entered a dive and crashed near the airbase. One pilot on board H102 survived while all three other crew members were killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.9A in Baghdad

Date & Time: Feb 20, 1921
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.9
Operator:
Registration:
E9691
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Baghdad - Baghdad
Location:
Baghdad
Baghdād (بغداد)
Country:
Iraq
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole on board, was completing a local training flight in Baghdad. En route, the engine failed. The pilot elected to make an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in the Tigre River, near the district of Karrada, in Baghdad. The pilot was injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.
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