Munich – Stuttgart

En route from Munich to Stuttgart, the crew encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in a pasture located in Genkingen. Three occupants were injured, the pilot escaped unhurt and the aircraft named 'Ems' was damaged beyond repair.

Flight / Schedule

Munich – Stuttgart

Registration

D-447

MSN

1553

Year of Manufacture

1924

Date

October 3, 1927 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Genkingen Baden-Württemberg

Region

Europe • Germany

Coordinates

48.4084°, 9.1869°

Crash Cause

Weather

Narrative Report

On October 3, 1927 at 12:00 AM, Munich – Stuttgart experienced a crash involving Fokker-Grulich F3, operated by Deutsche Lufthansa, with the event recorded near Genkingen Baden-Württemberg.

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

4 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is weather. En route from Munich to Stuttgart, the crew encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in a pasture located in Genkingen. Three occupants were injured, the pilot escaped unhurt and the aircraft named 'Ems' was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration D-447, MSN 1553, year of manufacture 1924.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 48.4084°, 9.1869°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

En route from Munich to Stuttgart, the crew encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in a pasture located in Genkingen. Three occupants were injured, the pilot escaped unhurt and the aircraft named 'Ems' was damaged beyond repair.

Cause: Weather

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

2

Passengers On Board

2

Estimated Survivors

4

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 4

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Munich – Stuttgart

Flight Type

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

Europe • Germany

Aircraft Details

Registration

D-447

MSN

1553

Year of Manufacture

1924