Vienna - Innsbruck – Zurich
Flight / Schedule
Vienna - Innsbruck – Zurich
Aircraft
Junkers F.13Registration
A-3
MSN
575
Year of Manufacture
1920
Date
September 2, 1930 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight 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
