D-1686

On June 13, 1930 at 12:00 AM, D-1686 experienced a crash involving Dornier Do B Merkur, operated by Deutsche Lufthansa, with the event recorded near Gütersloh North Rhine-Westphalia.

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

0 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The engine failed in flight, forcing the crew to reduce his altitude and to attempt an emergency landing in an open field. Due to lack of brakes, the single engine airplane was unable to stop in time and eventually collided with trees at the edge of the field. All occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration D-1686, MSN 123, year of manufacture 1928.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 51.8799°, 8.4399°.