Fokker F7

Skane Flyg

While landing on the iced Lake Ivösjön, the three engine aircraft went through the ice and sank. There were no casualties but the aircraft was lost.

KNILM - Koninklijke Nederlandse Indies Luchtvaart Maatschappij

On landing, went out of control and came to rest upside down. No casualties.

Reale Unione Nazionale Aeronautica

Crashed in unknown circumstances.

KNILM - Koninklijke Nederlandse Indies Luchtvaart Maatschappij

Crashed in unknown circumstances in Darmo, in the suburb of Surabaya. Occupant fate unknown.

Spanish Nationalist Air Force

In flight, the three engine aircraft christened 'Abuelo' was shot down and crashed. Occupant fate unknown.

Malert - Magyar-Szoviet Legiforgalmi Tarseaag

Shortly after takeoff from Debrecen Airport, while climbing in very poor weather conditions, the twine engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in a field located near the village of Hajdúszoboszló, some 10 km west of Debrecen Airport. All 12 occupants were killed, among them 9 journalists. The accident occurred during a violent storm. Crew: Gedeon Bártfay, Endre Tomory, József Boross. Passengers: László Pap, Tibor Benke, Vilmos Zombory, Iván Rusznyák, József Szilvássy, Béla Molnár, Miklós Simor, György Peller, Imre Valgóczy.

KNILM - Koninklijke Nederlandse Indies Luchtvaart Maatschappij

Crashed in unknown circumstances in a lake located near Pangalengan, south of Bandung. Occupant fate unknown.

LOT Polish Airlines - Polskie Linie Lotnicze

The three engine aircraft was performing a flight for the Polish Government. In unknown circumstances, it crash landed at Helsinki-Malmi Airport and came to rest in a perimeter fence. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and no one was injured.

Spanish Air Force - Ejército del Aire

Crew was performing a cargo flight with a load of gold. While landing on an airport located somewhere in south of France, an undercarriage failed. The aircraft veered off runway, came to rest and was damaged beyond repair. Both crew were unhurt.

Air France

On final approach to Cannes, the pilot encountered severe downdraft and decided to make a go around. On the second attempt, the aircraft lost height and hit the ground short of runway. On impact, it lost its undercarriage and slid for several yards before coming to rest in a bush. While all occupants were injured except the pilot who was unhurt. The aircraft christened 'La Rêveuse' was damaged beyond repair. Among the passenger was Mr. Schneider, General Secretary of Air France. Crew: Mr . Bredignan, pilot, Robert Ferrisse, radio navigator.

Spanish Nationalist Air Force

The aircraft christened 'Anciano' was flying back from Africa and was attempting to land at the new airport of El Copero located near Jerez. In unknown circumstances, the aircraft crashed on landing and was damaged beyond repair. All occupants were unhurt, among them the Spanish Major Carlos Asensio Cabanillas.

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines - Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij

As the weather conditions were deteriorating, the board of the Dutch National Company KLM decided to move the aircraft that was parked in Haamsted to a safe place and ask three technicians to do so. During taxiing, the aircraft was caught by strong winds and eventually went out of control before coming to rest upside down. While all three occupants were unhurt, the aircraft christened 'Zwaluw' was damaged beyond repair.

Ceskoslovenska Letecka Spolecnost - CLS

En route, crew encountered icing conditions and all three engines lost power. Captain reduced his altitude and decided to perform an emergency landing in a snow covered field. On landing, the aircraft lost its undercarriage, engines and both wings before coming to rest in trees. All nine occupants were injured. Crew: Karel Balík, pilot, Augustin Korotvicka, radio operator.

Det Danske Luftfartselskab - DDL

The crew departed Copenhagen on a night cargo flight to Berlin via Hanover. On approach to Hanover Airport, the crew encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. Too low, the airplane impacted ground and crashed, bursting into flames. The mechanic was seriously injured and the pilot was killed.

KNILM - Koninklijke Nederlandse Indies Luchtvaart Maatschappij

The crew and the passenger were prospecting new routes to Kupang, Sunda Island, and were also distributing flyers to locals. While approaching Tabanan at an altitude of 1,250 metres, the pilot noted the presence of a ridge in front of him. Due to the topography of the terrain, it was not possible for him to make a U turn. He increased engine power but the airplane was unable to gain height so it impacted trees, stalled and crashed in a wooded area. All four occupants were rescued and the pilot was slightly injured.

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines - Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij

The aircraft was carrying three passengers, a crew of four and 209 kilos of mail. Two takeoff attempts were rejected because the aircraft was too heavy. In such conditions, the captain decided to start the takeoff roll from a further point at the airport. On the third attempt, after a course of 1,500 metres, the aircraft impacted a dirt bank. The undercarriage were torn off and the airplane crashed. The radio operator was seriously injured and all six other occupants were killed. Crew: Thaeke Wiersma, pilot, Jan van Onlangs, copilot, G. van Zadelhoff, radio operator, J. F. W. O. Kotte, mechanic.

Compagnie Internationale de Navigation Aérienne - CIDNA

The aircraft departed Istanbul at 1600LT bound for Bucharest. While cruising over the region of Mokren, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with thunderstorm activity and atmospheric turbulences. The aircraft went out of control and crashed in a wooded area located in Kurudjevo, bursting into flames. All seven occupants were killed and the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire. Both crew members were French and among the passengers were three British and two Americans. The wreckage was recovered to rebuilt the same aircraft with the same MSN. This second aircraft also registered F-ALGT crashed in Romania on 15 September 1931. Rebuilt a second time with other wings and MSN 24, it crashed a third time in Vienna on 23 November 1935. Crew: Louis Bonnetête, pilot, Mr. This, radio operator. Passengers: Rutgers Barclay, Pauline Kest, Mr. Crush, Mr. Repton +1.

Air Orient

En route from Yangon to Akyab, the crew encountered poor weather conditions. The aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a river near Akyab, Burma. All four crew members were killed. Crew: Claude Beauregard, pilot, Ange Bourgeois, pilot, Olivier Leroux, radio navigator, Pierre Patard, engineer.

Balair - Switzerland

While approaching Essen-Mülheim Airport following an uneventful flight from Amsterdam, the crew encountered limited visibility due to foggy conditions. On final approach, the aircraft was too low and collided with the chimney of a factory located near Kettwig. The aircraft stalled and crashed in an open field located some 3 km southwest of the airfield. All three crew members were killed while all three passengers were injured. Crew: Otto Berchtold, pilot, H. Schärli, copilot, Mr. Wagner, radio operator.

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines - Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij

About one hour and 30 minutes after takeoff from Istanbul-Yesilköy Airport, bound for Aleppo, the left engine failed. The crew decided to return to Istanbul but the visibility was poor due to fog. While attempting an emergency landing, the aircraft hit trees and crashed in bushes south of Yesilköy Airfield. While the copilot and the engineer were slightly injured, the captain was unhurt. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Continental Air Express

The aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in Saugus, north of Santa Clarita. There were no casualties.

Andrew Paton Holt

The airplane was lost without trace in sea off United Kingdom. No trace of the aircraft nor the pilot was ever found.

Donald H. Drew

En route, the crew encountered unknown technical problems and was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed near Mongalla and was damaged beyond repair. All four occupants evacuated safely.

Van Lear Black

The aircraft named 'Maryland Free State' departed London on a trip to Tokyo, carrying three passengers and two crew members. Upon landing at Calcutta-Dum Dum Airport, the airplane went out of control and crashed. All five occupants evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. Owner of the aircraft, the American businessman Van Lear Black (also owner of the US newspaper Baltimore Sun) returned to UK by train and ordered a new aircraft to complete his trip from London to Tokyo.

Standard Airlines

While approaching the mountains near Beaumont, California, the pilot Delbert Everett encountered poor weather conditions and low visibility due to foggy conditions. Too low, the three engine aircraft impacted a mountain slope and was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire. All four occupants were killed.

Reynolds Airways

While taxiing on rough ground at Cincinnati Airport, the aircraft broke in two and came to rest. All three occupants evacuated safely.

Polish Government

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.

Reynolds Airways

The crew was performing a sightseeing flight over the area of Newark. The airplane departed Hadley for a tour with a crew of two and 10 passengers on board. En route, the pilot lost control of the aircraft that crashed in an apple orchard. Five passengers and both pilots were killed while five other occupants were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed.

William Randolph Hearst

Named 'Old Glory', the aircraft was owned by William Randolph Hearst who financed this nonstop transatlantic flight from Old Orchad Beach (Maine) to Rome, Italy. The aircraft departed Old Orchad Beach at 0023LT. At 0403LT, while cruising 1,000 km east of the Canadian coast, the crew sent a mayday message then the aircraft crashed in the sea two minutes later. The crew of the ship named 'Kyle' arrived on scene but did not find any trace or bodies. Five days later, on 12SEP1927, fuel tank, wing (a 34 feet long section) and fuselage debris were found floating on water. No trace of the occupants was ever found. Crew: Lloyd Wilson Bertaud, pilot, James DeWitt Hill, copilot. Passenger: Philip Payne, Editor of a daily newspaper from New York, edited and owned by William Randolph Hearst.

Princess Anne of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg

The Princess Anne Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg was engaged in a transatlantic flight from Upavon to Ottawa, Canada, and provided this aircraft named 'Saint Raphael' that was piloted by an Imperial Airways crew. The airplane departed Upavon Airport, Wiltshire, at 0732LT and continued its route to the west. It was spotted over Ireland and later by the crew of a tanker cruising in the North Atlantic ocean. As the single engine aircraft never arrived in Ottawa, SAR operations were initiated but no trace of the aircraft nor its occupants was ever found. It is believed that the aircraft crashed in the ocean off Newfoundland. Crew: Frederick Minchin, pilot, Leslie Hamilton, radio. Passenger: Princess Anne Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg.

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines - Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij

While overflying Pas-de-Calais below the cloud layer, the pilot encountered technical problems and attempted to make an emergency landing in a prairie. On final, he cut the engine when the aircraft impacted the roof of a metallic shed and crashed into trees. While all eight occupants were uninjured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

America Transoceanic Company

The Orteig prize was won by Charles Lindbergh last 22nd of May so the crew was preparing the aircraft for the first postal and nonstop transatlantic flight between the United States and Paris. The aircraft named 'America' departed Roosevelt Field on 29JUN1927 with a crew of four on board. The flight was hard with many difficulties en route. Arriving over Paris from the north, the crew contacted ground services at Le Bourget Airport at 0110LT to obtain assistance as he was unable to localize the airport due to foggy conditions. After few minutes, the crew decided to return to the north and saw some lights on the ground and the sea as well. At this time, the crew realized he was not over Paris but Normandy. Due to poor visibility (night and fog) and fuel shortage, the crew understood it was not possible to continue to Paris anymore so he attempted to make an emergency landing. Aircraft eventually came to rest in the sea some 300 metres offshore, near Ver-sur-Mer. When it contacted water, the aircraft lost its undercarriage and nosed down before coming to rest. All four occupants evacuated the cabin themselves and swam to the beach. While all four occupants were slightly injured, the aircraft was recovered few hours later but was destroyed. The mail was later recovered as well. Crew: Cdt Richard E. Byrd, pilot, Bert Acosta, pilot, Bernt Balchen, pilot, George O. Noville, radio officer.

Colonial Air Transport

The pilot, sole on board, was performing a mail flight from Boston to Teterboro. On final approach, the aircraft stalled and crashed in Hasbrouck Heights, less than a mile from the airport. While the pilot was uninjured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Fokker Aircraft

Previously owned by a British Operator, the aircraft was recovered by Fokker and was on a ferry flight from Croydon to Amsterdam. While cruising south of Lille, France, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and attempted an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in an open field located in Estaires, 5 km east of Merville Airport. While both occupants were uninjured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines - Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij

While descending to Brussels-Zavantem Airport, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions with fog and rain falls. The visibility was reduced and while performing a right turn at low height, the aircraft impacted the ground with its right wing and crashed in a field located in Wolvertem, some 12 km northwest of Zavantem Airport. Both occupants were killed. Crew: A. C. de Vree, pilot. Passenger: W. Hepner.

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines - Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij

While overflying The Channel and approaching the British coast, the engine failed. The pilot was able to ditch the airplane few dozen metres offshore. All five occupants evacuated safely and were quickly rescued by local people who brang the aircraft back to the beach. The aircraft was later considered as damaged beyond repair.