D-1313
Flight / Schedule
D-1313
Aircraft
Heinkel HD.24Registration
D-1313
MSN
271
Year of Manufacture
1928
Operator
Deutsche Verkehrsfliegerschule - DVSDate
January 28, 1931 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Private
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
El Calafate Santa Cruz
Region
South America • Argentina
Coordinates
-50.3371°, -72.2650°
Narrative Report
On January 28, 1931 at 12:00 AM, D-1313 experienced a crash involving Heinkel HD.24, operated by Deutsche Verkehrsfliegerschule - DVS, with the event recorded near El Calafate Santa Cruz.
The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.
2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
Named 'Tsingtau', the aircraft was carrying two crew members among them the famous German aviator Günther Plüschow. They were performing their second attempt to fly to the south Patagonia, between Chile and Argentina. While cruising over the region of the Perito Moreno Glacier, some 78 km from El Calafate, the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances, killing both occupants. Crew: Gunther Plüschow, pilot, Ernst Dreblow, mechanic.
Aircraft reference details include registration D-1313, MSN 271, year of manufacture 1928.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -50.3371°, -72.2650°.
Fatalities
Total
2
Crew
2
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
Named 'Tsingtau', the aircraft was carrying two crew members among them the famous German aviator Günther Plüschow. They were performing their second attempt to fly to the south Patagonia, between Chile and Argentina. While cruising over the region of the Perito Moreno Glacier, some 78 km from El Calafate, the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances, killing both occupants. Crew: Gunther Plüschow, pilot, Ernst Dreblow, mechanic.
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
2
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 2
Operational Details
Operator
Deutsche Verkehrsfliegerschule - DVSFlight Type
Private
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
South America • Argentina
Aircraft Details
Similar Plane Crashes
Deutsche Verkehrsfliegerschule - DVS
Focke-Wulf A.16
The pilot Alois Jost departed Berlin-Staaken for a local solo training flight. While flying in the vicinity of the airfield, the engine lost power and failed. The airplane lost height, impacted power cables and crashed. The pilot was seriously injured but died while being transferred to the hospital.
Deutsche Verkehrsfliegerschule - DVS
Dornier Do B Merkur
Crashed in unknown circumstances in Bleckede while performing a training flight from Hamburg to Magdeburg. One pilot was killed and the second occupant was injured.
Deutsche Verkehrsfliegerschule - DVS
Junkers A.20
The pilot, sole on board, departed Berlin-Staaken on a training flight. In unknown circumstances, the airplane crashed in Szadsko. The pilot was killed.
Shirley G. Kingsley
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Both pilots Poli and Hassett were on board this airplane owned by Major Shirley G. Kingsley. They were performing a demo flight while taking part to the celebration of the centenary of the city of Bahía Blanca. In unknown circumstances, the Moth collided in flight with another Moth and crashed, killed both occupants. The fate of the other aircraft and its occupant is unknown.
Deutsche Verkehrsfliegerschule - DVS
Heinkel HD.24
The crew departed Bremen on a training mission. En route, he lost control of the airplane that crashed in the Weser delta, off Bremerhaven. Both pilots were rescued by the crew of the 'SS Lützow' while the aircraft sank and was lost.
Swedish Air Force - Flygvapnet
Heinkel HD.24
Crashed in unknown circumstances in the region of Österjön. Both pilots were rescued.