Vienna – Zurich

On July 20, 1939 at 06:50 PM, Vienna – Zurich experienced a crash involving Junkers JU.86, operated by Swissair, with the event recorded near Konstanz Baden-Württemberg.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley 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: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 4, passenger fatalities: 4, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. While approaching Konstanz, the left engine failed. The crew reduced his altitude in an attempt to make an emergency landing in an open field. During the last turn completed at a height of some 150 feet, the aircraft banked left, stalled and crashed, killing all six occupants. Crew: Walter Ackermann, pilot, Anton Mannhart, radio navigator.

Aircraft reference details include registration HB-IXA, MSN 951, year of manufacture 1939.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 47.7001°, 9.1205°.