Milan – Frankfurt – Amsterdam

On July 20, 1935 at 12:25 PM, Milan – Frankfurt – Amsterdam experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-2, operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines - Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij, with the event recorded near Mesocco Graubünden.

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

13 people were known to be on board, 13 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 9, passenger fatalities: 9, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. The aircraft christened 'Gaai' left Milan Airport at 1156LT bound for Frankfurt. While overflying Ticino at the altitude of 5,000 meters, crew encountered poor weather with severe icing conditions. The aircraft lost height and while crossing the last cloud layer, the captain decided to make an emergency landing when the aircraft hit tree tops and crashed near Pian Giacomo, some 8 km north of Mesocco, Graubünden. The stewardess was found seriously injured but she died shortly later. Nobody survived the crash.

Aircraft reference details include registration PH-AKG, MSN 1335, year of manufacture 1935.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 46.3922°, 9.2325°.