Copenhagen – Hamburg – Cologne

On April 20, 1927 at 12:00 AM, Copenhagen – Hamburg – Cologne experienced a crash involving Farman F.121 Jabiru, operated by Det Danske Luftfartselskab - DDL, with the event recorded near Karise Sjælland.

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

1 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The service from Copenhagen to Cologne with an intermediate stop in Hamburg was inaugurated the day prior to the accident. En route, the pilot encountered engine problems and elected to make an emergency landing in an open field. While the pilot was unhurt, the aircraft named 'Sjaelland' was severely damaged and later considered as damaged beyond repair. It was reported the engine failure was caused by a fuel exhaustion. Crew: Christian Johannsen, pilot.

Aircraft reference details include registration T-DOXD, MSN 45, year of manufacture 1926.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 55.3084°, 12.1984°.