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Lower Austria

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60 Moth Major in Wiener Neustadt: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 6, 1936
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
OE-TIM
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Wiener Neustadt - Wiener Neustadt
MSN:
5129
YOM:
1935
Country:
Region:
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 mission out of Wiener Neustadt Airport. Shortly after takeoff, while climbing, the single engine aircraft went out of control and spiraled to the ground. Both pilots Max Kandler and Josef Malburg were killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.86 in Zwettl

Date & Time: Oct 22, 1935
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
G-ADCM
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Croydon – Vienne
MSN:
2317
YOM:
1935
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route from Croydon to Vienna, the crew encountered marginal weather with severe icing conditions. The situation became critical so the captain decided to reduce his altitude and to attempt an emergency landing. The airplane crash landed in an open field located near Zwettl, some 80 km northwest of Vienna. All occupants evacuated safely and the aircraft named 'Draco' was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Icing.