Nuremberg – Frankfurt
Flight / Schedule
Nuremberg – Frankfurt
Aircraft
Junkers F.13Registration
D-724
MSN
696
Year of Manufacture
1923
Operator
Deutsche LufthansaDate
November 2, 1932 at 01:29 PM
Type
CRASHFlight 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
Operator
Deutsche LufthansaFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
Europe • Germany
