D-AFYV
Flight / Schedule
D-AFYV
Aircraft
Junkers JU.52Registration
D-AFYV
MSN
5352
Year of Manufacture
1937
Operator
Private GermanDate
November 15, 1937 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Test
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Roggentin Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Region
Europe • Germany
Coordinates
54.0709°, 12.2036°
Crash Cause
Weather
Narrative Report
On November 15, 1937 at 12:00 AM, D-AFYV experienced a crash involving Junkers JU.52, operated by Private German, with the event recorded near Roggentin Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
The flight was categorized as test and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.
3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.
Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is weather. The crew was performing a test flight on behalf of the Deutsche Versuchsanstalt für Luftfahrt (DVL) when he encountered foggy conditions in flight. He elected to make an emergency landing but the aircraft crash landed and was damaged beyond repair near Roggentin. All three crew were unhurt.
Aircraft reference details include registration D-AFYV, MSN 5352, year of manufacture 1937.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 54.0709°, 12.2036°.
Fatalities
Total
0
Crew
0
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The crew was performing a test flight on behalf of the Deutsche Versuchsanstalt für Luftfahrt (DVL) when he encountered foggy conditions in flight. He elected to make an emergency landing but the aircraft crash landed and was damaged beyond repair near Roggentin. All three crew were unhurt.
Cause: Weather
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
3
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
3
Fatality Rate
0.0%
Known people on board: 3
Operational Details
Operator
Private GermanFlight Type
Test
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Europe • Germany
Aircraft Details
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