Dessau - Dessau
Flight / Schedule
Dessau - Dessau
Aircraft
Junkers JU.90Registration
D-AALU
MSN
4913
Year of Manufacture
1937
Operator
Junkers Flugzeug %26 MotorenwerkeDate
February 6, 1938 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Test
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Dessau Saxony-Anhalt
Region
Europe • Germany
Coordinates
51.8303°, 12.2403°
Crash Cause
Technical failure
Narrative Report
On February 6, 1938 at 12:00 AM, Dessau - Dessau experienced a crash involving Junkers JU.90, operated by Junkers Flugzeug %26 Motorenwerke, with the event recorded near Dessau Saxony-Anhalt.
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, 1 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 33.3%.
Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew was engaged in a test flight on this four engine aircraft christened 'Der grosse Dessauer'. In flight, during an over-speed test flight, the aircraft suffered a structural failure and went out of control. Two crew were able to bail out while the third occupant was killed when the aircraft crashed in an open field. Crew: Karl-Heinz B. Kindermann, test pilot, Erich Gast, engineer, Mr. Hahnemann, engineer, †.
Aircraft reference details include registration D-AALU, MSN 4913, year of manufacture 1937.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 51.8303°, 12.2403°.
Fatalities
Total
1
Crew
1
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The crew was engaged in a test flight on this four engine aircraft christened 'Der grosse Dessauer'. In flight, during an over-speed test flight, the aircraft suffered a structural failure and went out of control. Two crew were able to bail out while the third occupant was killed when the aircraft crashed in an open field. Crew: Karl-Heinz B. Kindermann, test pilot, Erich Gast, engineer, Mr. Hahnemann, engineer, †.
Cause: Technical failure
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
3
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
2
Fatality Rate
33.3%
Known people on board: 3
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Dessau - Dessau
Operator
Junkers Flugzeug %26 MotorenwerkeFlight Type
Test
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Europe • Germany
Aircraft Details
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