Sarrebrücken – Cologne

On June 13, 1931 at 09:30 AM, Sarrebrücken – Cologne experienced a crash involving Dornier Do B Merkur, operated by Deutsche Lufthansa, with the event recorded near Saarbrücken Saarland.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 4 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: 2, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. After takeoff from Sarrebrücken Airport, the crew encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. The captain decided to return to Sarrebrücken but was unable to localize the airport. Following a holding pattern of about 30 minutes at a height of 300 feet, the aircraft named 'Weissfuchs' went out of control and crashed. All four occupants were killed. Crew: Mr. Weichard, pilot, Mr. Kampfmeyer, mechanic. Passengers: Mr. Weigel, Mr. Fromm.

Aircraft reference details include registration D-1455, MSN 177, year of manufacture 1928.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 49.2465°, 7.0553°.