Hamburg - Hamburg

On April 4, 1932 at 12:00 AM, Hamburg - Hamburg experienced a crash involving Focke-Wulf A.16, operated by Luftsport-verband Niedersachsen, with the event recorded near Heiligenhafen Schleswig-Holstein.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

1924 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 1923 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.1%.

Crew on board: 1924, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The pilot Martin Walberg departed Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel Airport on a propaganda flight over the north part of the Schleswig-Holstein Land. En route, the engine lost power and failed, forcing the pilot to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crashed landed in an open field located near Heilingenhafen, coming to rest upside down. The pilot escaped with minor injuries and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration D-647, MSN 4, year of manufacture 1924.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 54.3717°, 10.9809°.