Graz - Graz
Flight / Schedule
Graz - Graz
Aircraft
Udet U12 FlamingoRegistration
A-110
Date
May 29, 1934 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Pernegg an der Mur Styria
Region
Europe • Austria
Coordinates
47.3595°, 15.3445°
Narrative Report
On May 29, 1934 at 12:00 AM, Graz - Graz experienced a crash involving Udet U12 Flamingo, operated by Austrian Air Force - Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte, with the event recorded near Pernegg an der Mur Styria.
The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.
1 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The pilot Adolf Sikorovsky departed Graz-Thalerhof Airport on a local solo training mission. En route, the airplane went out of control and crashed in unknown circumstances in Pernegg an der Mur, some 30 km north of Graz. The pilot was killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration A-110.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 47.3595°, 15.3445°.
Fatalities
Total
1
Crew
1
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The pilot Adolf Sikorovsky departed Graz-Thalerhof Airport on a local solo training mission. En route, the airplane went out of control and crashed in unknown circumstances in Pernegg an der Mur, some 30 km north of Graz. The pilot was killed.
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
1
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 1
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Graz - Graz
Flight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Europe • Austria
Aircraft Details
Aircraft
Udet U12 FlamingoRegistration
A-110
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