D-ULIS

On August 24, 1939 at 12:00 AM, D-ULIS experienced a crash involving Junkers F.24, operated by Deutsche Lufthansa, with the event recorded near Glindow Brandenburg.

The flight was categorized as test and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley 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.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. At the origin, the aircraft was built with three engines but several modifications have been made and the aircraft was converted to a Junkers F.24kay. Operated by Deutsche Lufthansa, it was christened 'Düsseldorf'. The crew was engaged in a test flight when the engine caught fire while cruising at an altitude of some 1,500 meters. Pilots reduced their altitude and attempted to make an emergency landing when the aircraft crash landed in a field near Glindow. The aircraft was destroyed and both crew members were killed. With the same construction number, this aircraft already crashed on April 18, 1931 near Gex, France. At this time, the aircraft registered D-896 was a Junkers G.24ko version.

Aircraft reference details include registration D-ULIS, MSN 850, year of manufacture 1926.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 52.3643°, 12.9042°.