Frankfurt – Cologne

On April 4, 1930 at 09:00 AM, Frankfurt – Cologne experienced a crash involving Junkers F.13, operated by Deutsche Lufthansa, with the event recorded near Idstein Hesse.

The flight was categorized as ambulance and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 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: 1, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The single engine airplane departed Frankfurt Airport at 0825LT on an ambulance flight to Cologne, carrying one nurse and one pilot. About 35 minutes after takeoff, the pilot encountered poor visibility due to thick fog. He attempted an emergency landing when the airplane impacted trees and crashed in the forest of Frauenwald located near Idstein. The aircraft named 'Eiderente' was destroyed and both occupants were injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration D-422, MSN 699, year of manufacture 1925.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 50.2147°, 8.2902°.