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string
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reg:NC13420:1936-05-03
accident
1936-05-03
1,936
fatal
1
US
null
null
null
Waco UIC
null
null
null
NC-13420
Morrell D. Banker
null
null
Private
null
1
0
1
Landing (descent or approach)
null
"accidental opening of the gasoline drain valve while taxying, together with the pilot's misjudgment of speed and distance while negotiating a forced landing.
https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/32983
rosap
0
reg:NC16252:1936-05-05
accident
1936-05-05
1,936
unknown
0
US
null
null
null
Aeronca C-3
null
null
null
NC16252
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
On May 5, 1936, at approximately 11:00 a.m., a privately owned Aeronca C-3 crashed while approaching to land at Marion, Indiana. The pilot and passenger were killed, and the aircraft sustained major damage. The airplane, bearing Federal license NC16252, had just been purchased new from the factory. It is thought that ...
https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/32984
rosap
0
src:rosap:rosap-32985
accident
1936-05-05
1,936
unknown
0
US
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Invincible 200
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
loss of control of the aircraft due to carelessness and a willful disregard of safety regulations by the pilot.
https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/32985
rosap
0
reg:G81Y:1936-05-17
accident
1936-05-17
1,936
unknown
0
US
null
null
null
Waco LAJ
null
null
null
G81Y
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
On May 17, 1936, at approximately 3:30 p.m., a privately owned glider crashed at Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, killing the pilot and completely destroying the aircraft. The glider, an unlicensed Waco Model LAJ bearing identification number G81Y, was flown by Thomas Condax, who held a Federal student glider pilot's lice...
https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/32986
rosap
0
reg:CCCPL599:1936-05-20
accident
1936-05-20
1,936
fatal
1
RU
null
null
null
К-5
null
null
null
CCCP-L599
ЗСУ ГВФ
null
null
Scheduled Revenue Flight
null
3
0
3
Landing (descent or approach)
null
The airplane departed Novosibirsk on a flight to Sverdlovsk with an intermediate stop in Kurgan, carrying one passenger and two crew members. On final approach to Kurgan Airport, at a height of 200 metres, the pilot initiated a turn to the left when he lost control of the airplane that crashed in the Tobol River, one k...
https://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=3220
adru
0
reg:CCCPL183:1936-05-23
accident
1936-05-23
1,936
unknown
0
RU
null
null
null
ПС-9
null
null
null
CCCP-L183
Таджикского управления ГВФ
null
null
Scheduled Revenue Flight
null
0
0
0
Landing (descent or approach)
null
The airplane crashed for unknown reasons upon landing at Stalinabad Airport. Both crew members were injured.
https://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=4274
adru
0
src:rosap:rosap-32987
accident
1936-05-31
1,936
unknown
0
US
null
null
null
Douglas DC-2
null
null
null
null
Transcontinental and Western Air
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
On May 31, 1936, at approximately 9:04 p.m. Central Standard Time, a Transcontinental and Western Air Douglas DC-2 crashed about one-half mile east of the Chicago Municipal Airport. The aircraft, operating a scheduled passenger, mail, and express flight from Newark, New Jersey, was completely destroyed. Four of the fif...
https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/32987
rosap
0
src:wikidata:43556
accident
1936-06-16
1,936
fatal
0
null
null
null
null
Havørn Accident
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
7
null
7
null
null
null
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5684126
wikidata
0
reg:CCCPL996:1936-06-21
accident
1936-06-21
1,936
fatal
0
RU
null
null
null
Savoia-Marchetti S.55
null
null
null
CCCP-L996
Дальневосточного управления ГВФ
null
null
Scheduled Revenue Flight
null
1
0
1
Takeoff (climb)
null
The float plane was scheduled to depart Aleksandrovsk-Sakhalinsky on a regular service to Khabarovsk with an intermediate stop in Viakhtu, carrying three passengers and four crew members. Several times during the day, the takeoff was postponed due to swell and strong winds. At each time, the crew spotted wooden logs fl...
https://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=3201
adru
0
reg:CCCPL2030:1936-07-22
accident
1936-07-22
1,936
fatal
0
RU
null
null
null
СП
null
null
null
CCCP-L2030
Азово-Черноморского Кавказского упрвления ГВФ
null
null
Cargo
null
2
0
2
Takeoff (climb)
null
The pilot was engaged in a special mission to deliver spare parts for combine harvester to local farmers based in Ukraine. Several landings were made in the areas of Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhia then the pilot landed in an open field owned by the State Farm of 'Azov' located about 60 km from Mariupol. The following ni...
https://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=3202
adru
0
reg:CCCPL192:1936-07-27
accident
1936-07-27
1,936
fatal
1
RU
null
null
null
АНТ-9
null
null
null
CCCP-L192
Узбекско-Таджикского управления ГВФ
null
null
Scheduled Revenue Flight
null
6
0
6
Landing (descent or approach)
null
The airplane departed Stalinabad on a regular service to Kulob, carrying four passengers, two pilots and a load of 502 kg of various goods, 97 kg of mail and 54 kg of luggage. Following a downwind leg, while flying over the runway at a height of 10 metres, ready for landing, the pilot-in-command increased the engine po...
https://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=3203
adru
0
reg:CCCPK142:1936-07-30
accident
1936-07-30
1,936
fatal
0
RU
null
null
null
АИР-6
null
null
null
CCCP-K142
завода №2 медсаноборудования
null
null
Private
null
3
0
3
Flight
null
Without any permission, the pilot took off at 1542LT from Vyksa Airfield with two passengers on board. The purpose of the flight was to land at the new airfield under construction that should be deserving the Drugs Factory in Vyksa. The pilot completed two low approaches, one of them passing below high tension cables. ...
https://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=3204
adru
0
reg:CCCPL1918:1936-07-31
accident
1936-07-31
1,936
fatal
0
RU
null
null
null
П-5
null
null
null
CCCP-L1918
Северо-Казахского управления
null
null
Postal (mail)
null
1
0
1
Landing (descent or approach)
null
The pilot, sole on board, departed Aktyubinsk on a mail flight to Moscow with an intermediate stop in Kuybyshev. On approach to Kuybyshev Airport, the pilot completed a haft-circle to reach the runway when he realized his position was incorrect. He decided to initiate a go-around procedure when he saw the pipe of a fou...
https://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=3205
adru
0
src:wikidata:43555
accident
1936-07-31
1,936
unknown
0
null
null
null
null
1936 Jersey Air Disaster
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
0
null
null
null
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q85722237
wikidata
0
reg:CCCPL2122:1936-08-04
accident
1936-08-04
1,936
fatal
0
RU
null
null
null
АНТ-7
null
null
null
CCCP-L2122
Дальневосточного управления ГВФ
null
null
Scheduled Revenue Flight
null
6
0
6
Flight
null
The float plane departed Nizhnetambovskoye at 1555LT on the final leg to Khabarovsk on a flight from Aleksandrovsk-Sakhalinsky. The crew did not obtain any weather bulletin for en route and destination prior to takeoff. Also, several instruments such as the variometer, the path finder and the artificial horizon were un...
https://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=3219
adru
0
reg:CCCPI18:1936-08-05
accident
1936-08-05
1,936
unknown
0
RU
null
null
null
П-5
null
null
null
CCCP-I18
завода №22 НКАП СССР
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
https://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=3207
adru
0
src:rosap:rosap-32988
accident
1936-08-05
1,936
hull_loss
1
US
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Chicago and Southern Airlines
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
On August 5, 1936, at approximately 10:00 p.m., a Chicago and Southern Air Lines Lockheed Electra 10-B crashed near Lambert Field in Robertson, St. Louis, Missouri. The aircraft was operating as Scheduled Trip No. 4 from New Orleans to Chicago, carrying mail, express, and passengers. All persons on board were killed, a...
https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/32988
rosap
0
src:wikidata:43554
accident
1936-08-05
1,936
fatal
0
null
null
null
null
Chicago and Southern Flight 4
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
8
null
8
null
null
null
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5095874
wikidata
0
reg:CCCPL1892:1936-11-21
accident
1936-11-21
1,936
fatal
1
RU
null
null
null
П-5
null
null
null
CCCP-L1892
Узбекско-Таджикского управления ГВФ
null
null
Cargo
null
1
0
1
Flight
null
The single engine airplane departed Kulob Airport at 1650LT on a cargo flight to Stalinabad, carrying one pilot and six bags of corn for a total weight of 425 kg. After takeoff, the pilot made several circuits over the airport to reach the altitude of 800 metres then sets course for Stalinabad. About 10 minutes later, ...
https://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=3192
adru
0
src:wikidata:43553
accident
1936-12-01
1,936
unknown
0
null
null
null
null
Q16565866
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
0
null
null
null
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q16565866
wikidata
0
src:wikidata:43552
accident
1936-12-09
1,936
fatal
0
null
null
null
null
1936 KLM Croydon accident
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
15
null
15
null
null
null
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1965497
wikidata
0
reg:CCCPSH869:1936-12-10
accident
1936-12-10
1,936
fatal
0
RU
null
null
null
П-5
null
null
null
CCCP-SH869
2-й школы летчиков ГВФ
null
null
Training
null
2
0
2
Flight
null
The single enginer airplane departed Tambov on a training flight to Balashov with one instructor and one student pilot on board. About 15-20 minutes into the flight, while flying over the village of Sukhotinka, the airplane was following a road at low height when it entered clouds. Shortly later, it rolled to the left,...
https://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=3193
adru
0
src:rosap:rosap-32989
accident
1936-12-15
1,936
unknown
0
US
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Western Air Express Corporation
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
The Accident Board stated its opinion that the probable cause of the accident was "inability of the pilots to identify the south leg of the Salt Lake Radio Range due to a local static condition which rendered both range receivers in the airplane inoperative."
https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/32989
rosap
0
reg:NC14935:1936-12-18
accident
1936-12-18
1,936
fatal
1
US
null
null
null
Lockheed 10 Electra
null
null
null
NC-14935
Northwest Airlines
NWA
Northwest Airlines
Postal (mail)
null
2
0
2
Flight
null
On December 18, 1936, a Northwest Airlines Lockheed Electra 10-A operating as a scheduled mail flight crashed into Cemetery Ridge near Kellogg, Idaho. The aircraft was destroyed by the impact and subsequent fire, and both crew members—the only people on board—were killed. **The flight** The aircraft, registration NC-1...
https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/32990
rosap
0
reg:NC13732:1936-12-19
accident
1936-12-19
1,936
hull_loss
1
US
null
null
null
Douglas DC-2
null
null
null
NC-13732
North American Aviation
null
null
Scheduled Revenue Flight
null
0
0
0
Flight
null
On December 19, 1936, a Douglas DC-2 operated by Eastern Air Lines crashed into trees about five miles northeast of Milford, Pennsylvania. The accident resulted in injuries to the pilot, minor injuries to others on board, and the complete destruction of the aircraft. **The flight** The aircraft, registration NC-13732,...
https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/32991
rosap
0
reg:CCCPM50:1936-12-26
accident
1936-12-26
1,936
fatal
1
RU
null
null
null
П-5
null
null
null
CCCP-M50
Закавказского управления ГВФ
null
null
Cargo
null
1
0
1
Flight
null
The single engine airplane departed Basargechar at 1550LT on a cargo flight to Yerevan, carrying one pilot and a load of 240 kg of tobacco. While cruising in clouds over the Akhmangan Mountain Range, the airplane went out of control and impacted the slope of Mt Akh-Dag (3,454 metres high). As the airplane failed to arr...
https://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=3194
adru
0
src:rosap:rosap-32992
accident
1936-12-27
1,936
hull_loss
1
US
null
null
null
Boeing 247-D
null
null
null
null
United Airlines Transport
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
On December 27, 1936, at approximately 7:38 P.M., a United Air Lines Transport Corporation Boeing 247-D crashed about two miles southwest of Newhall, California. The aircraft was operating as Trip 34 from Oakland to Los Angeles. All passengers and crew on board were killed, and the aircraft was completely destroyed. *...
https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/32992
rosap
0
src:wikidata:43551
accident
1936-12-27
1,936
fatal
0
null
null
null
null
United Airlines Trip 34
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
12
null
12
null
null
null
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7887369
wikidata
0
src:wikidata:43550
accident
1936-12-28
1,936
unknown
0
null
null
null
null
Q16565872
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
0
null
null
null
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q16565872
wikidata
0
reg:NC13315:1937-01-12
accident
1937-01-12
1,937
fatal
1
US
null
null
null
Boeing 247-D
null
null
null
NC-13315
Western Air Express Corporation
null
null
Scheduled Revenue Flight
null
5
0
5
Landing (descent or approach)
null
It was the opinion of the Accident Board that the probable cause of the accident was "error on the part of the pilot for descending to a dangerously low altitude without positive knowledge of his position."
https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/32993
rosap
0
src:wikidata:43549
accident
1937-01-12
1,937
fatal
0
null
null
null
null
Western Air Express Flight 7
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
5
null
5
null
null
null
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7987443
wikidata
0
reg:CCCPL2095:1937-02-09
accident
1937-02-09
1,937
fatal
0
RU
null
null
null
СП
null
null
null
CCCP-L2095
Дальневосточного управления ГВФ
null
null
Postal (mail)
null
1
0
1
Flight
null
The pilot was completing a mail flight from Iman to Vladivostok. Approaching the destination from the north, he encountered poor weather conditions with heavy snow falls. Flying low in limited visibility, the airplane impacted two tall trees and crashed in a wooded area located 25-30 km north of Vladivostok Airport. Th...
https://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=3206
adru
0
src:rosap:rosap-32994
accident
1937-02-09
1,937
unknown
0
US
null
null
null
Douglas DC-3A
piston
null
null
null
United Airlines Transport
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
On the evening of February 9, 1937, a United Air Lines Douglas DC-3A crashed into the San Francisco Bay about two miles offshore from the San Francisco Airport. The accident resulted in the complete destruction of the aircraft and fatal injuries to all on board. **The flight** The aircraft, operating as Trip No. 23, ...
https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/32994
rosap
0
src:wikidata:43548
accident
1937-02-09
1,937
unknown
0
null
null
null
null
United Air Lines Trip 23
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
0
null
null
null
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q113374782
wikidata
0
reg:CCCPL167:1937-02-10
accident
1937-02-10
1,937
fatal
1
RU
null
null
null
АНТ-9
null
null
null
CCCP-L167
Закавказского управления ГВФ
null
null
Ferry
null
1
0
1
Flight
null
The aircraft was on its way from Tbilisi to Moscow for maintenance purposes. The crew made a technical stop in Baku then continued to Grozny. On approach to Grozny, the crew encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. After 15-20 in such conditions, ice started to accumulate on the aircraft and several instrum...
https://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=3185
adru
0
reg:CCCPL1731:1937-02-18
accident
1937-02-18
1,937
fatal
1
RU
null
null
null
П-5
null
null
null
CCCP-L1731
Северо-Кахахского управления ГВФ
null
null
Cargo
null
2
0
2
Flight
null
The airplane departed Uralsk on a cargo flight to Guryev, carrying two crew members and a load of 400 kg of fret and mail. En route, weather conditions worsened. Due to poor visibility, the pilot made an emergency landing near the village of Kalmykovo. About an hour later, as the visibility seems to be better, he took ...
https://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=3190
adru
0
src:wikidata:43547
accident
1937-02-19
1,937
unknown
0
null
null
null
null
1937 Australian National Airways Stinson crash
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
0
null
null
null
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q19574742
wikidata
0
src:wikidata:43546
accident
1937-05-06
1,937
fatal
0
null
null
null
null
Hindenburg disaster
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
35
null
35
null
null
null
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3182723
wikidata
0
reg:CCCPSH938:1937-05-27
accident
1937-05-27
1,937
fatal
1
RU
null
null
null
П-5
null
null
null
CCCP-SH938
2-й объединенной школы пилотов ГВФ
null
null
Training
null
2
0
2
Flight
null
The single engine airplane departed Tambov on a training mission, carrying two pilots, one cadet and one instructor. While cruising at an altitude of 1,000 metres in good weather conditions, the airplane started to disintegrate in the air, losing several pieces. It entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a field...
https://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=3189
adru
0
reg:CCCPI93:1937-06-27
accident
1937-06-27
1,937
unknown
0
RU
null
null
null
ПЛ-5
null
null
null
CCCP-I93
завода №29 НКОП СССР
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
https://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=3187
adru
0
reg:CCCPL176:1937-06-27
accident
1937-06-27
1,937
fatal
0
RU
null
null
null
АНТ-9
null
null
null
CCCP-L176
завода №29 НКОП СССР
null
null
Scheduled Revenue Flight
null
9
0
9
Takeoff (climb)
null
A NKPO PL-5 registered CCCP-I93 departed Zaporozhie Airport on a flight to Moscow with two passengers and two crew members. Few minutes after takeoff, for unknown reasons, the crew decided to return tp Zaporozhie. In the mean time, an Aeroflot Tupolev ANT-9 was ready for a flight to Moscow, the second leg of a schedule...
https://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=3188
adru
0
reg:CCCPSH630:1937-07-09
accident
1937-07-09
1,937
fatal
0
RU
null
null
null
П-5
null
null
null
CCCP-SH630
1-й авиашколы ГВФ
null
null
Training
null
2
0
2
Flight
null
The crew departed Rostov-on-Don-Olginskaya Aerodrome on a local training flight. While cruising at an altitude of 800 metres, the pilot initiated aerobatics when he lost control of the airplane that entered a dive and crashed in a field. Both pilots were killed. Probable cause (official findings): It was determined th...
https://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=3200
adru
0
reg:CCCPL1232:1937-07-10
accident
1937-07-10
1,937
fatal
0
RU
null
null
null
Сталь-3
null
null
null
CCCP-L1232
Московского управления ГВФ
null
null
Scheduled Revenue Flight
null
1
0
1
Flight
null
The airplane departed Moscow on a flight to Astrakhan with intermediate stops in Yelets and Voronezh, carrying three passengers, two crew members and a load of 319 kg of mail. About 15 minutes after takeoff from Yelets Airport, while cruising at an altitude of 660 metres, the engine started to fail. The captain reduced...
https://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=3199
adru
0
src:wikidata:45567
accident
1937-07-28
1,937
fatal
0
null
null
null
null
1937 Beert KLM Douglas DC-2 crash
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
15
null
15
null
null
null
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q140627408
wikidata
0
reg:NC13739:1937-08-10
accident
1937-08-10
1,937
fatal
1
US
null
null
null
Douglas DC-2
null
null
null
NC-13739
Eastern Airlines
null
null
Scheduled Revenue Flight
null
4
0
4
Takeoff (climb)
null
On August 10, 1937, at approximately 4:40 a.m., an Eastern Air Lines Douglas DC-2 crashed shortly after takeoff from Sholz Field, the municipal airport in Daytona Beach, Florida. The aircraft struck a newly erected, unlit power pole just beyond the runway. The accident destroyed the aircraft, killing four of the nine p...
https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/32995
rosap
0
reg:NC15065:1937-08-27
accident
1937-08-27
1,937
hull_loss
1
US
null
null
null
Sikorsky S-43
null
null
null
NC-15065
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
On August 2, 1937, a Sikorsky S-43 amphibious aircraft operated by Pan American Grace Airways, Inc. (Panagra) crashed into the Caribbean Sea approximately 35 miles west of Cristobal, Canal Zone. The aircraft, registered NC-15065, was destroyed upon impact with the water, resulting in the death of all aboard. **The fl...
https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/32996
rosap
0
reg:CCCPT118:1937-09-17
accident
1937-09-17
1,937
fatal
0
RU
null
null
null
У-2
piston
null
null
CCCP-T118
Восточно-Сибирского управления ГВФ
null
null
Training
null
1
0
1
Flight
null
The pilot departed Irkutsk on a local solo training flight. Another similar airplane registered CCCP-T190 was also completing a local training flight at the same time. Both pilots were assigned to a training zone. For unknown reasons, the pilot of the CCCP-T118 changed his heading and departed his training zone when th...
https://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=3198
adru
0
reg:CCCPT190:1937-09-17
accident
1937-09-17
1,937
fatal
0
RU
null
null
null
У-2
piston
null
null
CCCP-T190
Восточно-Сибирского управления ГВФ
null
null
Training
null
1
0
1
Flight
null
The pilot departed Irkutsk on a local solo training flight. Another similar airplane registered CCCP-T118 was also completing a local training flight at the same time. Both pilots were assigned to a training zone. For unknown reasons, the pilot of the CCCP-T118 changed his heading and departed his training zone when th...
https://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=3197
adru
0
reg:CCCPL1538:1937-10-10
accident
1937-10-10
1,937
hull_loss
1
RU
null
null
null
П-5
null
null
null
CCCP-L1538
Московского управления ГВФ
null
null
Postal (mail)
null
0
0
0
Flight
null
The aircraft departed Kharkiv on a mail flight to Moscow, carrying one pilot and a load of 400 kg of mail. About 50 minutes into the flight, the engine started to vibrate. A smell of fuel spread in the cabin and the engine caught fire. The pilot bailed out and abandoned the aircraft that dove into the ground and crashe...
https://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=4273
adru
0
reg:NC16074:1937-10-17
accident
1937-10-17
1,937
fatal
1
US
null
null
null
Douglas DC-3A
piston
null
null
NC-16074
United Airlines Transport
null
null
Scheduled Revenue Flight
null
19
0
19
Flight
null
On October 17, 1937, at approximately 9:00 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, a United Air Lines Transport Corporation Douglas DC-3A struck Humpy Ridge, Utah, about 51 miles east of Salt Lake City. The aircraft was destroyed, resulting in the deaths of all 19 people on board—three crew members and 16 passengers. **The fligh...
https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/32997
rosap
0
reg:CCCPL2120:1937-10-22
accident
1937-10-22
1,937
unknown
0
RU
null
null
null
П-Z
null
null
null
CCCP-L2120
Северного управления ГВФ
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
https://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=3195
adru
0
src:wikidata:43545
accident
1937-11-11
1,937
unknown
0
null
null
null
null
Q16565869
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
0
null
null
null
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q16565869
wikidata
0
reg:CCCPL163:1937-11-12
accident
1937-11-12
1,937
fatal
1
RU
null
null
null
ПС-9
null
null
null
CCCP-L163
Туркменского управления ГВФ
null
null
Scheduled Revenue Flight
null
11
0
11
Takeoff (climb)
null
About five minutes after takeoff from Chardzhou Airport, while climbing to a height of about 500 metres, the right engine failed. The pilot decided to return to his departure point, made a turn to the left and reduced his altitude when the airplane stalled and crashed near the airport, bursting into flames. The aircraf...
https://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=3992
adru
0
reg:CCCPL561:1937-11-16
accident
1937-11-16
1,937
fatal
0
RU
null
null
null
К-5
null
null
null
CCCP-L561
Московского управления ГВФ
null
null
Cargo
null
2
0
2
Landing (descent or approach)
null
The aircraft was completing a cargo flight from Moscow to Kharkiv with an intermediate stop in Orel, carrying two crew members and a load consisting of 52 metal plates for a total weight of 499 kg. On approach to Kharkiv Airport, the visibility was poor due to fog. The crew continued the descent when, at a distance of ...
https://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=3196
adru
0
src:wikidata:43544
accident
1937-11-16
1,937
fatal
0
null
null
null
null
Sabena OO-AUB Ostend crash
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
12
null
12
null
null
null
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q448597
wikidata
0
reg:CCCPA496:1937-12-11
accident
1937-12-11
1,937
unknown
0
RU
null
null
null
АП
null
null
null
CCCP-A496
Украинского управления ГВФ
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
https://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=3183
adru
0
reg:CCCPL1228:1937-12-29
accident
1937-12-29
1,937
fatal
0
RU
null
null
null
Сталь-3
null
null
null
CCCP-L1228
Украинского управленя ГВФ
null
null
Test
null
4
0
4
Takeoff (climb)
null
Following a flight from Dniepropetrovsk to Kyiv, the pilot reported technical problems with various instruments such as the horizon and the speed indicator. Several repairs were made and the pilot decided to perform a local test flight. Four engineers and two employees of the airport boarded the plane. After takeoff, a...
https://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=3182
adru
0
src:wikidata:43543
accident
1937-12-29
1,937
fatal
0
null
null
null
null
Cristóbal Colón Expedition plane crash
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
7
null
7
null
null
null
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q40794780
wikidata
0
reg:CCCPE41:1938-01-07
accident
1938-01-07
1,938
unknown
0
RU
null
null
null
П-5
null
null
null
CCCP-E41
НИИСС
null
null
Cargo
null
0
0
0
Flight
null
The single engine airplane was completing a special flight from Tashkent to Moscow with an intermediate stop in Penza, carrying one passenger (a mechanic) and one pilot. Weather conditions at takeoff from Penza were excellent. About 40 minutes into the flight, these conditions deteriorated with fog. The pilot elected t...
https://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=4260
adru
0
reg:NC17388:1938-01-10
accident
1938-01-10
1,938
fatal
1
US
null
null
null
Lockheed 14-H
null
null
null
NC-17388
Northwest Airlines
NWA
Northwest Airlines
Scheduled Revenue Flight
null
10
0
10
Flight
null
On January 10, 1938, at 3:07 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, a Northwest Airlines Lockheed 14-H crashed in Bridger Canyon, approximately 12 miles northeast of Bozeman, Montana. The aircraft, operating as a scheduled passenger, mail, and express service, was destroyed. All on board died. **The Flight** The airplane, bear...
https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/32998
rosap
0
src:wikidata:43542
accident
1938-01-10
1,938
fatal
0
null
null
null
null
Northwest Airlines Flight 2
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
10
null
10
null
null
null
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4118954
wikidata
0
src:wikidata:43541
accident
1938-01-11
1,938
fatal
0
null
null
null
null
explosion of Samoan Clipper
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
7
null
7
null
null
null
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q18009862
wikidata
0
reg:CCCPL1616:1938-01-26
accident
1938-01-26
1,938
fatal
0
RU
null
null
null
П-5
null
null
null
CCCP-L1616
Закавказского управления ГВФ
null
null
Training
null
2
0
2
Flight
null
The crew departed Yevlakh Airport at 0840LT on a local training flight. Bound to the north. the crew encountered limited visibility due to low clouds. The pilot-in-command saw a mountain and attempted to gain height when the airplane impacted the slope of Mt Chavurdasy located north of the village of Kichik-Dekhna. The...
https://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=4245
adru
0
reg:CCCPL2398:1938-02-20
accident
1938-02-20
1,938
fatal
1
RU
null
null
null
П-Z
null
null
null
CCCP-L2398
Южно-Казахского управления ГВФ
null
null
Postal (mail)
null
1
0
1
Flight
null
The pilot departed Karaganda Airport at 0850LT on a mail flight to Balkhash. En route, he encountered thick fog when the airplane impacted the slope of a mountain. The wreckage was found on 8 March 1938 some 20 km southeast of the village of Karataly. The airplane was destroyed and the pilot was killed. Probable cause...
https://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=4243
adru
0
src:wikidata:43540
accident
1938-03-01
1,938
fatal
0
null
null
null
null
1938 Yosemite TWA crash
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
9
null
9
null
null
null
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4564352
wikidata
0
reg:CCCPL1950:1938-03-10
accident
1938-03-10
1,938
hull_loss
1
RU
null
null
null
П-5
null
null
null
CCCP-L1950
Закавказского управления ГВФ
null
null
Postal (mail)
null
0
0
0
Takeoff (climb)
null
The single engine airplane was completing a mail flight from Yerevan to Abaryan, carrying one mechanic, one pilot and a load of 119 kg of mail. Ten minutes after takeoff, while flying at an insufficient height, the airplane impacted the snow covered ground, overturned and crashed. Both occupants were injured and the ai...
https://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=4261
adru
0
reg:CCCPL1972:1938-03-14
accident
1938-03-14
1,938
unknown
0
RU
null
null
null
ПЛ-5
null
null
null
CCCP-L1972
33-го особого авиаотряда ГВФ
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
https://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=4269
adru
0
reg:CCCPL1779:1938-04-05
accident
1938-04-05
1,938
fatal
0
RU
null
null
null
СП
null
null
null
CCCP-L1779
Северного управления ГВФ
null
null
Postal (mail)
null
3
0
3
Flight
null
Due to poor weather conditions in Pudozh on April 4, the pilot was forced to pass the overnight in Pudozh and postponed his departure to Petrozavodsk to April 5. He departed Pudozh in the morning with two passengers. After passing over Shala Pristan, the airplane entered over Lake Onega when weather conditions deterior...
https://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=3184
adru
0
reg:CCCPL190:1938-04-09
accident
1938-04-09
1,938
fatal
1
RU
null
null
null
ПС-9
null
null
null
CCCP-L190
Закавказского управления ГВФ
null
null
Cargo
null
3
0
3
Flight
null
While approaching Shaki on a cargo flight from Yevlakh, the airplane entered an area of fog. The pilot elected to return when the airplane impact the slope of a mountain and was destroyed. All three occupants were killed. Probable cause (official findings): Controlled flight into terrain after the pilot violated sever...
https://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=4242
adru
0
reg:NC16932:1938-04-25
accident
1938-04-25
1,938
unknown
0
US
null
null
null
Sikorsky S-43
null
null
null
NC-16932
Pan American Airways
null
null
Scheduled Revenue Flight
null
0
0
0
Landing (descent or approach)
null
failure of the left engine as a result of a failure in the fuel system and failure of the airplane to maintain single engine flight.
https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/32999
rosap
0
reg:CCCPL2056:1938-05-02
accident
1938-05-02
1,938
fatal
0
RU
null
null
null
СП
null
null
null
CCCP-L2056
Украинского управления ГВФ
null
null
Demonstration
null
2
0
2
Flight
null
Two Polikarpov SP were dispatched from Dnepropetrovsk to Tsaryshanka to perform 3-5 minutes demo flight to local farmers. Two local police officers boarded the airplane and after takeoff, the pilot climbed to an altitude of 350-400 metres when he initiated hazardous manoeuvres. Following several sharp turns, he lost co...
https://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=3175
adru
0
reg:CCCPT210:1938-05-14
accident
1938-05-14
1,938
fatal
0
RU
null
null
null
У-2
piston
null
null
CCCP-T210
Уральского аэроклуба Осоавиахима
null
null
Training
null
2
0
2
Flight
null
The crew departed Uralsk for a local training flight. After completing two slight turns at a height of about 250 metres, the pilot-in-command lost control of the airplane that entered a dive and crashed near the airfield. Both occupants were killed. Probable cause (official findings): It was determined that the loss o...
https://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=3180
adru
0
reg:CCCPL125:1938-05-15
accident
1938-05-15
1,938
hull_loss
1
RU
null
null
null
ПС-9
null
null
null
CCCP-L125
Западно-Сибирского управления ГВФ
null
null
Scheduled Revenue Flight
null
0
0
0
Takeoff (climb)
null
After takeoff from Novosibirsk Airport, while climbing to an altitude of 850 metres, the crew realized that the water temperature on the left engine was about 100° C. The pilot decided to attempt an emergency landing and reduced his altitude. At a height of about 200 metres, the mechanic made a mistake, positioning the...
https://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=4264
adru
0
src:rosap:rosap-33000
accident
1938-05-24
1,938
unknown
0
US
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
United Airlines
UAL
United Airlines
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
a fire in the right engine accessory section which resulted from the failure of a cylinder barrel and was fed from the right engine oil supply.
https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/33000
rosap
0
src:rosap:rosap-33001
accident
1938-05-24
1,938
hull_loss
1
US
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
United Airlines
UAL
United Airlines
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
On the night of May 24, 1938, a United Air Lines Transport Corporation Douglas DST-A sleeper airplane crashed in a wooded ravine between Bedford and the Cleveland Municipal Airport in Ohio. The accident occurred at approximately 10:17 P.M. while the aircraft was operating a scheduled passenger and mail flight. All ten ...
https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/33001
rosap
0
reg:G21804:1938-06-09
accident
1938-06-09
1,938
unknown
0
US
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
G-21804
Whitney Twin Wasp
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
On June 9, 1935, the National Bureau of Standards issued a preliminary report on a broken cylinder from a Pratt and Whitney Twin Wasp SB3-G aircraft engine. The cylinder had been submitted for metallurgical examination by the Bureau of Air Commerce. **The Examination** The cylinder was submitted in three pieces and e...
https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/33003
rosap
0
src:rosap:rosap-33002
accident
1938-06-09
1,938
unknown
0
US
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Broken Cylinder From Pratt and Whitney Twin Wasp
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
The National Bureau of Standards examined a broken Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp SBS-G aircraft engine cylinder submitted by the Bureau of Air Commerce. The examination revealed that the cylinder failed due to a fatigue fracture originating at a hold-down flange, exacerbated by the design and rough machining of clearance c...
https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/33002
rosap
0
reg:CCCPL1206:1938-06-22
accident
1938-06-22
1,938
fatal
0
RU
null
null
null
Сталь-3
null
null
null
CCCP-L1206
4-го Московского авиатехникума ГВФ
null
null
Test
null
6
0
6
Landing (descent or approach)
null
The single engine airplane departed Moscow-Tushino on a local post maintenance test flight. On board were one pilot, one technician, one engineer, one guard and two firefighters from the airport. After 15 minutes of flight, the pilot initiated the approach. As he was not properly aligned, he raised the flaps but did no...
https://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=3181
adru
0
reg:CCCPA512:1938-06-24
accident
1938-06-24
1,938
fatal
0
RU
null
null
null
АП
null
null
null
CCCP-A512
Узбекского управления ГВФ
null
null
Postal (mail)
null
1
0
1
Flight
null
After takeoff, the pilot elected to make some low passes over the post office. From a height between 50 and 80 metres, he completed several circuits and turns when the aircraft hit the ground and crashed in a garden. The passenger was killed and the pilot was injured. Probable cause (official findings): Carelessness o...
https://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=3178
adru
0
src:rosap:rosap-33004
accident
1938-07-08
1,938
hull_loss
1
US
null
null
null
Lockheed 14H
null
null
null
null
Northwest Airlines
NWA
Northwest Airlines
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
The Investigating Board concluded that the probable cause of this accident was "a stall at a low altitude, following which the pilot was unable to recover, due to lack of emergency power."
https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/33004
rosap
0
reg:CCCPK253:1938-07-16
accident
1938-07-16
1,938
unknown
0
RU
null
null
null
УТ-2
null
null
null
CCCP-K253
Украинской авиагруппы санавиации
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
https://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=3179
adru
0
src:wikidata:43539
accident
1938-07-22
1,938
unknown
0
null
null
null
null
Q25413045
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
0
null
null
null
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25413045
wikidata
0
src:wikidata:43538
accident
1938-07-24
1,938
unknown
0
null
null
null
null
1938 Santa Ana air show disaster
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
0
null
null
null
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q8186780
wikidata
0
src:rosap:rosap-33005
accident
1938-07-29
1,938
unknown
0
US
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Hawaii Clipper
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
On November 10, 1936, the Air Safety Board submitted a preliminary report to the Civil Aeronautics Authority regarding the disappearance of the Hawaii Clipper. The flying boat vanished during a regularly scheduled Pacific flight between Guam and Manila on July 7, carrying six passengers and a crew. No authentic trace ...
https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/33005
rosap
0
src:rosap:rosap-33006
accident
1938-07-29
1,938
unknown
0
US
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Pan American Airways
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
On July 28, 1938, the *Hawaii Clipper*, a Pan American Airways Martin Model 130 Flying Boat, disappeared while flying westbound between Guam and Manila, Philippine Islands. The aircraft’s last reported position was approximately 582 nautical miles east-southeast of Manila. Despite an intensive search by surface vessels...
https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/33006
rosap
0
src:wikidata:43537
accident
1938-07-29
1,938
unknown
0
null
null
null
null
Hawaii Clipper
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
0
null
null
null
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5684258
wikidata
0
src:wikidata:43536
accident
1938-08-04
1,938
fatal
0
null
null
null
null
Q115959630
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
2
null
2
null
null
null
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q115959630
wikidata
0
src:wikidata:43535
accident
1938-08-13
1,938
unknown
0
null
null
null
null
Q121410329
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
0
null
null
null
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q121410329
wikidata
0
reg:CCCPL2550:1938-08-17
accident
1938-08-17
1,938
fatal
0
RU
null
null
null
МП-1бис
null
null
null
CCCP-L2550
Северного управления ГВФ
null
null
Scheduled Revenue Flight
null
7
0
7
Flight
null
While approaching the destination, the float plane suffered a structural failure and started to disintegrate in the air before crashing into the Lake Onega off Suisaari. All seven occupants were killed.
https://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=4240
adru
0
reg:CCCPL2180:1938-08-19
accident
1938-08-19
1,938
unknown
0
RU
null
null
null
ПР-5
null
null
null
CCCP-L2180
33-го отдельного авиаотряда ГВФ
null
null
Scheduled Revenue Flight
null
0
0
0
Flight
null
After takeoff from Kotlas, at a distance of 40 km from his departure point, the pilot entered an area of thunderstorm activity. Rather than to return, he decided to continue when lightning stroke around him. Afraid and disoriented, the pilot cut off the contact and elected to make an emergency landing but finally decid...
https://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=4271
adru
0
src:rosap:rosap-33007
accident
1938-08-24
1,938
unknown
0
US
null
null
null
Douglas DC-3
piston
null
null
null
Transcontinental and Western Air
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
The Board concluded that the probable cause of the accident was "excessive vibration and loss of power, due to malfunctioning of left engine resulting in insufficient speed to sustain the aircraft in flight." Because the cause of the engine's malfunction remained undetermined, the Board could make no recommendations to...
https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/33007
rosap
0
src:wikidata:43534
accident
1938-08-24
1,938
fatal
0
null
null
null
null
Kweilin Incident
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
14
null
14
null
null
null
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q17627345,http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q128812194
wikidata
0
src:wikidata:43533
accident
1938-08-27
1,938
fatal
0
null
null
null
null
Q24259038
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
7
null
7
null
null
null
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q24259038
wikidata
0
reg:CCCPL1260:1938-09-01
accident
1938-09-01
1,938
fatal
0
RU
null
null
null
Сталь-3
null
null
null
CCCP-L1260
Украинского управления ГВФ
null
null
Scheduled Revenue Flight
null
3
0
3
Flight
null
The single engine airplane departed Kiev on a flight to Odessa, carrying one passenger and two crew members. About an hour and 27 minutes into the flight, while in cruising altitude, the aircraft was approaching an area of storm when the right wing suffered a structural failure and detached. The airplane entered an unc...
https://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=4239
adru
0
reg:CCCPL1900:1938-09-01
accident
1938-09-01
1,938
fatal
0
RU
null
null
null
П-5
null
null
null
CCCP-L1900
Западно-Сибирского управления ГВФ
null
null
Cargo
null
1
0
1
Takeoff (climb)
null
During the flight preparation, the pilot was informed about the deterioration of the weather conditions en route. Nevertheless, he took off from Novosibirsk Airport at 0310LT on a cargo flight to Omsk. The aircraft was also carrying a load of 184 kg of camphor. Immediately after takeoff, the airplane entered clouds and...
https://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=3169
adru
0
reg:CCCPL956:1938-09-01
accident
1938-09-01
1,938
fatal
0
RU
null
null
null
У-2
piston
null
null
CCCP-L956
1-й авиашколы ГВФ
null
null
Training
null
1
0
1
Flight
null
The airplane departed Bataysk on a local training mission with two pilots on board. A second U-2 registered CCCP-Sh924 took off shortly later with also two pilots on board. Sh924 was following L956 when the first aircraft slowed at a speed of 80-85 km/h so the second aircraft could approach. At a height of about 40 met...
https://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=3176
adru
0
reg:CCCPSH924:1938-09-01
accident
1938-09-01
1,938
fatal
0
RU
null
null
null
У-2
piston
null
null
CCCP-SH924
1-й авиашколы ГВФ
null
null
Training
null
1
0
1
Flight
null
The airplane departed Bataysk on a local training mission with two pilots on board. A second U-2 registered CCCP-L956 took off shortly earlier with also two pilots on board. Sh924 was following L956 when the first aircraft slowed at a speed of 80-85 km/h so the second aircraft could approach. At a height of about 40 me...
https://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=3177
adru
0
src:wikidata:43532
accident
1938-09-04
1,938
unknown
0
null
null
null
null
Edmonton air crash
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
0
null
0
null
null
null
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5339109
wikidata
0
reg:CCCPA774:1938-09-05
accident
1938-09-05
1,938
fatal
0
RU
null
null
null
АП
null
null
null
CCCP-A774
Азербайджанской авиагруппы ГВФ
null
null
Ambulance
null
1
0
1
Landing (descent or approach)
null
At 0400LT, the pilot completed several flights in the area of Ajikabul to perform spraying missions over cotton fields. He allowed two passengers to embark and made some tours before having lunch during which he has drunk vodka. Then, he took off again and while making a low pass, a horse was afraid and hurt a young bo...
https://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=3170
adru
0
reg:CCCPKH111:1938-09-12
accident
1938-09-12
1,938
unknown
0
RU
null
null
null
МП-6
null
null
null
CCCP-KH111
авиаотряда Дальстроя НКВД СССР
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
https://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=4905
adru
0