Vienna - Innsbruck – Zurich

En route from Innsbruck to Zurich, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions. In low visibility due to clouds, the single engine airplane struck the slope of Mt Krottenkopf located about 7 km northwest of Wallgau. The wreckage was found two days later. The pilot named Stoisavljevic was killed.

Flight / Schedule

Vienna - Innsbruck – Zurich

Aircraft

Junkers F.13

Registration

A-3

MSN

575

Year of Manufacture

1920

Date

September 2, 1930 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Postal (mail)

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Mountains

Crash Location

Mt Krottenkopf Bavaria

Region

Europe • Germany

Coordinates

48.1173°, 11.5155°

Crash Cause

Human factor

Narrative Report

On September 2, 1930 at 12:00 AM, Vienna - Innsbruck – Zurich experienced a crash involving Junkers F.13, operated by Ölag - Österreichische Luftverkehrs AG, with the event recorded near Mt Krottenkopf Bavaria.

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

1 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. En route from Innsbruck to Zurich, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions. In low visibility due to clouds, the single engine airplane struck the slope of Mt Krottenkopf located about 7 km northwest of Wallgau. The wreckage was found two days later. The pilot named Stoisavljevic was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration A-3, MSN 575, year of manufacture 1920.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 48.1173°, 11.5155°.

Fatalities

Total

1

Crew

1

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

En route from Innsbruck to Zurich, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions. In low visibility due to clouds, the single engine airplane struck the slope of Mt Krottenkopf located about 7 km northwest of Wallgau. The wreckage was found two days later. The pilot named Stoisavljevic was killed.

Cause: Human factor

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

1

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

100.0%

Known people on board: 1

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Vienna - Innsbruck – Zurich

Flight Type

Postal (mail)

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Mountains

Region / Country

Europe • Germany

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Junkers F.13

Registration

A-3

MSN

575

Year of Manufacture

1920