Barcelona – Marseille – Geneva – Stuttgart - Berlin

On April 18, 1931 at 12:00 AM, Barcelona – Marseille – Geneva – Stuttgart - Berlin experienced a crash involving Junkers G.24, operated by Deutsche Lufthansa, with the event recorded near Gex Ain.

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

6 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 6 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is weather. Few minutes before its scheduled arrival at Geneva-Cointrin Airport, the crew encountered poor visibility due to heavy snow falls. Too low, the three engine aircraft named 'Düsseldorf' impacted trees and crashed in a dense wooded area located in the Maladières, north of Gex. The wreckage was found near the road to the Faucille Pass. All six occupants were injured, two crew seriously. Crew: Robert Untucht, pilot, Hejorich Pläging, radio, Mathias Wirth, mechanic.

Aircraft reference details include registration D-896, MSN 850, year of manufacture 1926.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 46.2397°, 6.0334°.