Nuremberg – Frankfurt

The single engine airplane departed Nuremberg Airport at 1155LT on a flight to Frankfurt, carrying three passengers and two crew members. While approaching Frankfurt, the aircraft was flying low in clouds when it impacted trees and crashed in a dense wooded area located in Echterspfahl, some 56 km southeast of Frankfurt Airport. All five occupants were killed. Crew: Mr. Schulz, Mr. Frank.

Flight / Schedule

Nuremberg – Frankfurt

Aircraft

Junkers F.13

Registration

D-724

MSN

696

Year of Manufacture

1923

Date

November 2, 1932 at 01:29 PM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Mountains

Crash Location

Echterspfahl Bavaria

Region

Europe • Germany

Coordinates

49.9186°, 9.3409°

Crash Cause

Human factor

Narrative Report

On November 2, 1932 at 01:29 PM, Nuremberg – Frankfurt experienced a crash involving Junkers F.13, operated by Deutsche Lufthansa, with the event recorded near Echterspfahl Bavaria.

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

5 people were known to be on board, 5 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: 3, passenger fatalities: 3, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The single engine airplane departed Nuremberg Airport at 1155LT on a flight to Frankfurt, carrying three passengers and two crew members. While approaching Frankfurt, the aircraft was flying low in clouds when it impacted trees and crashed in a dense wooded area located in Echterspfahl, some 56 km southeast of Frankfurt Airport. All five occupants were killed. Crew: Mr. Schulz, Mr. Frank.

Aircraft reference details include registration D-724, MSN 696, year of manufacture 1923.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 49.9186°, 9.3409°.

Fatalities

Total

5

Crew

2

Passengers

3

Other

0

Crash Summary

The single engine airplane departed Nuremberg Airport at 1155LT on a flight to Frankfurt, carrying three passengers and two crew members. While approaching Frankfurt, the aircraft was flying low in clouds when it impacted trees and crashed in a dense wooded area located in Echterspfahl, some 56 km southeast of Frankfurt Airport. All five occupants were killed. Crew: Mr. Schulz, Mr. Frank.

Cause: Human factor

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

2

Passengers On Board

3

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

100.0%

Known people on board: 5

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Nuremberg – Frankfurt

Flight Type

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Mountains

Region / Country

Europe • Germany

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Junkers F.13

Registration

D-724

MSN

696

Year of Manufacture

1923