Lisbon – Burgos – Geneva – Munich

On December 4, 1936 at 12:00 PM, Lisbon – Burgos – Geneva – Munich experienced a crash involving Junkers JU.52, operated by Deutsche Lufthansa, with the event recorded near Le Grand-Bornand Haute-Savoie.

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

6 people were known to be on board, 6 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: 3, passenger fatalities: 3, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. While cruising over the Alps in bad weather conditions and strong winds, the three engine aircraft christened 'Rudolf Windisch' hit a mountain and crashed near Le Grand-Bornand, some 20 km east of Annecy. All six occupants were killed. Inside the cabin were stored boxes containing leaflets of the Franco regime.

Aircraft reference details include registration D-ASIH, MSN 5078, year of manufacture 1935.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 45.9419°, 6.4271°.