Frankfurt – Palma de Majorca

On September 26, 1957 at 12:00 AM, Frankfurt – Palma de Majorca experienced a crash involving Vickers Viking, operated by Karl Herfurtner Luftreederei, with the event recorded near Palma de Mallorca Balearic Islands.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

37 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 37 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 33, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

After touchdown at Palma Airport, the twin engine aircraft encountered difficulties to stop. It overran and struck a perimeter wall before coming to rest in an olive plantation. While all 37 occupants were evacuated safely, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration D-ADEL, MSN 226, year of manufacture 1947.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 39.5434°, 2.7252°.