Hamburg - Magdeburg

Crashed in unknown circumstances in Bleckede while performing a training flight from Hamburg to Magdeburg. One pilot was killed and the second occupant was injured.

Flight / Schedule

Hamburg - Magdeburg

Registration

D-774

MSN

83

Year of Manufacture

1925

Date

June 1, 1926 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Bleckede Lower Saxony

Region

Europe • Germany

Coordinates

53.2933°, 10.7300°

Narrative Report

On June 1, 1926 at 12:00 AM, Hamburg - Magdeburg experienced a crash involving Dornier Do B Merkur, operated by Deutsche Verkehrsfliegerschule - DVS, with the event recorded near Bleckede Lower Saxony.

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

2 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 50.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

Crashed in unknown circumstances in Bleckede while performing a training flight from Hamburg to Magdeburg. One pilot was killed and the second occupant was injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration D-774, MSN 83, year of manufacture 1925.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 53.2933°, 10.7300°.

Fatalities

Total

1

Crew

1

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

Crashed in unknown circumstances in Bleckede while performing a training flight from Hamburg to Magdeburg. One pilot was killed and the second occupant was injured.

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

2

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

1

Fatality Rate

50.0%

Known people on board: 2

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Hamburg - Magdeburg

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

Europe • Germany

Aircraft Details

Registration

D-774

MSN

83

Year of Manufacture

1925