Szczecin – Stockholm

On July 7, 1930 at 04:20 PM, Szczecin – Stockholm experienced a crash involving Dornier Do J Wal, operated by Deutsche Lufthansa, with the event recorded near Bornholm Island Hovedstaden.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

8 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 62.5%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 5, passenger fatalities: 4, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. En route from Szczecin to Stockholm, while approaching the Bornholm Island, an engine failed, forcing the crew to ditch the aircraft into the Baltic Sea at 1620LT. SAR were initiated in rough sea. Five occupants including the radio navigator were killed while three others were rescued. The aircraft was later towed but eventually sank and was lost.

Aircraft reference details include registration D-864, MSN 27/44, year of manufacture 1925.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 55.1431°, 14.9226°.