Ljungbyhed – Linköping

On September 17, 1931 at 12:45 PM, Ljungbyhed – Linköping experienced a crash involving Messerschmitt M.18, operated by Münchner Photogrammetrie, with the event recorded near Malmbäck Småland.

The flight was categorized as aerial photography and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley 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: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 3, passenger fatalities: 3, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The airplane departed Ljungbyhed Airport on an aerial photography mission to Linköping, carrying three passengers and one pilot. En route, a wing failed for unknown reasons. The aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a pasture near Malmbäck. The aircraft was destroyed and all four occupants were killed. Crew: Johann Wirtz, pilot. Passengers: Franz Paul, photographer, Fritz Danielsson, engineer, Mrs. Danielsson.

Aircraft reference details include registration D-1812, MSN 469, year of manufacture 1930.