Amsterdam – Hanover – Copenagen – Malmö

On August 31, 1932 at 10:00 AM, Amsterdam – Hanover – Copenagen – Malmö experienced a crash involving Junkers G.23, operated by Aktiebolaget Aerotransport - ABA, with the event recorded near Tubbergen Overijssel.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley 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.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew departed Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport at 2320LT on August 20, bound for Malmö with two intermediate stops in Hanover and Copenhagen. While flying over Almelo, the crew encountered technical problems with the engine n°3 and informed ground of his position and situation. The crew reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing in a prairie in Tubbergen. At night and low visibility, the airplane struck a chimney and crashed near a farm. The aircraft was destroyed and both crew members were killed. Crew: Karl Bernhard Liljeberg, pilot, Mr. Uttergard, radio operator.

Aircraft reference details include registration SE-AAE, MSN 836, year of manufacture 1929.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 52.4040°, 6.7744°.