Kassel – Frankfurt

On March 19, 1929 at 12:00 AM, Kassel – Frankfurt experienced a crash involving Junkers F.13, operated by Deutsche Lufthansa, with the event recorded near Frankfurt-Main Hesse.

The flight was categorized as postal (mail) and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

While approaching Frankfurt Airport following a mail flight from Kassel, the pilot encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in a field located in Rödelheim, north of the airfield, and came to rest upside down. The pilot was uninjured and the airplane named 'Wasserhuhn' was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration D-313, MSN 552, year of manufacture 1920.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 50.1362°, 8.5955°.