Narvik – Trondheim

On March 1, 1943 at 03:50 PM, Narvik – Trondheim experienced a crash involving Junkers JU.52, operated by Deutsche Lufthansa, with the event recorded near Trondheim Sør-Trøndelag.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

9 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 6 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 33.3%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 6, passenger fatalities: 3, other fatalities: 0.

While landing on the Hommelvik Bay, east of Trondheim, the floatplane hit a dune and took off again. At a height of 4-5 meters, it plunged into the water, lost its both floats and sunk. Three passengers were drowned and the aircraft was lost.

Aircraft reference details include registration D-AQUB, MSN 5751, year of manufacture 1937.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 63.3485°, 10.3577°.