OE-TIM
Flight / Schedule
OE-TIM
Aircraft
De Havilland DH.60 MothRegistration
OE-TIM
MSN
5129
Year of Manufacture
1935
Date
March 6, 1936 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Takeoff (climb)
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Crash Location
Wiener Neustadt Lower Austria
Region
Europe • Austria
Coordinates
47.8432°, 16.2064°
Narrative Report
On March 6, 1936 at 12:00 AM, OE-TIM experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.60 Moth, operated by Austrian Air Force - Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte, with the event recorded near Wiener Neustadt Lower Austria.
The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.
2 people were known to be on board, 2 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: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
Crew was completing a training mission when shortly after takeoff, while climbing, the single engine aircraft went out of control and spiraled to the ground. Both pilots Max Kandler and Josef Malburg were killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration OE-TIM, MSN 5129, year of manufacture 1935.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 47.8432°, 16.2064°.
Fatalities
Total
2
Crew
2
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
Crew was completing a training mission when shortly after takeoff, while climbing, the single engine aircraft went out of control and spiraled to the ground. Both pilots Max Kandler and Josef Malburg were killed.
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
2
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 2
Operational Details
Flight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Takeoff (climb)
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Region / Country
Europe • Austria
Aircraft Details
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