Berlin - Berlin

The airplane departed Berlin on a long term test flight, carrying one passenger and three crew members. En route, the airplane went out of control and crashed in a field, bursting into flames. All four occupants were killed. The crew was completing a test mission before the aircraft would be delivered to Eurasia, China. Crew: Hans Wende, Mr. Eichenfoss, Mr. Schmidt.

Flight / Schedule

Berlin - Berlin

Aircraft

Junkers W.34

Registration

D-4

MSN

2737

Year of Manufacture

1933

Date

April 29, 1933 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Test

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Crash Location

Traunstein Bavaria

Region

Europe • Germany

Coordinates

47.8695°, 12.6485°

Narrative Report

On April 29, 1933 at 12:00 AM, Berlin - Berlin experienced a crash involving Junkers W.34, operated by Deutsche Lufthansa, with the event recorded near Traunstein Bavaria.

The flight was categorized as test and the reported phase was flight at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) 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: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The airplane departed Berlin on a long term test flight, carrying one passenger and three crew members. En route, the airplane went out of control and crashed in a field, bursting into flames. All four occupants were killed. The crew was completing a test mission before the aircraft would be delivered to Eurasia, China. Crew: Hans Wende, Mr. Eichenfoss, Mr. Schmidt.

Aircraft reference details include registration D-4, MSN 2737, year of manufacture 1933.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 47.8695°, 12.6485°.

Fatalities

Total

4

Crew

3

Passengers

1

Other

0

Crash Summary

The airplane departed Berlin on a long term test flight, carrying one passenger and three crew members. En route, the airplane went out of control and crashed in a field, bursting into flames. All four occupants were killed. The crew was completing a test mission before the aircraft would be delivered to Eurasia, China. Crew: Hans Wende, Mr. Eichenfoss, Mr. Schmidt.

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

3

Passengers On Board

1

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

100.0%

Known people on board: 4

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Berlin - Berlin

Flight Type

Test

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Region / Country

Europe • Germany

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Junkers W.34

Registration

D-4

MSN

2737

Year of Manufacture

1933