Athens – Sofia

On October 28, 1941 at 12:00 PM, Athens – Sofia experienced a crash involving Junkers JU.52, operated by Deutsche Lufthansa, with the event recorded near Petrich Blagoevgrad.

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

13 people were known to be on board, 13 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: 10, passenger fatalities: 10, other fatalities: 0.

While on a regular scheduled flight from Athens to Sofia, the three engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in the region of Petrich, south Bulgaria. All 13 occupants were killed and the aircraft christened 'Otto von Beaulieu-Marconay' was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration D-AUXZ, MSN 7172, year of manufacture 1941.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.3974°, 23.2093°.