Copenhagen – Hanover - Berlin

On May 2, 1933 at 12:00 AM, Copenhagen – Hanover - Berlin experienced a crash involving Fokker F7, operated by Det Danske Luftfartselskab - DDL, with the event recorded near Hanover Lower Saxony.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 50.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. The crew departed Copenhagen on a night cargo flight to Berlin via Hanover. On approach to Hanover Airport, the crew encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. Too low, the airplane impacted ground and crashed, bursting into flames. The mechanic was seriously injured and the pilot was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration OY-DAC, MSN 5058, year of manufacture 1928.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 52.3572°, 9.7064°.