Warnemünde - Brunsbüttel - Wilhelmshaven - Amsterdam - Vigo - Lisbon - Horta
Flight / Schedule
Warnemünde - Brunsbüttel - Wilhelmshaven - Amsterdam - Vigo - Lisbon - Horta
Aircraft
Heinkel He.6Registration
D-1220
MSN
286
Year of Manufacture
1927
Operator
Heinkel FlugzeugeDate
November 13, 1927 at 02:33 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Private
Flight Phase
Takeoff (climb)
Crash Site
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Crash Location
Horta Azores Islands
Region
Europe • Portugal
Crash Cause
Weather
Narrative Report
On November 13, 1927 at 02:33 AM, Warnemünde - Brunsbüttel - Wilhelmshaven - Amsterdam - Vigo - Lisbon - Horta experienced a crash involving Heinkel He.6, operated by Heinkel Flugzeuge, with the event recorded near Horta Azores Islands.
The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.
3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.
Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is weather. The crew was performing a flight from Rostock to Newfoundland on behalf of the German manufacturer Heinkel Flugzeugbau. The aircraft departed Warnemünde harbor (north of Rostock) at 1221LT on 12OCT1927 and made several intermediate stops en route: Brunsbüttel on 12OCT, Wilhelmshaven on 13OCT, Amsterdam on 14OCT, Vigo on 16OCT, Lisbon on 18OCT and Horta on 04NOV. After few days on Faial Island, the crew decided to continue his trip to Canada and started on the night of 12 to 13 of November. Two takeoff attempts were abandoned due to unfavorable winds, and during the third attempt, while climbing, the aircraft crashed in the sea, in the harbor of Horta. While all three occupants escaped uninjured, the aircraft was destroyed. Crew: Captain Horst Mertz, pilot, Willem Bock, radio navigator, Fritz Rohde, engineer.
Aircraft reference details include registration D-1220, MSN 286, year of manufacture 1927.
Fatalities
Total
0
Crew
0
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The crew was performing a flight from Rostock to Newfoundland on behalf of the German manufacturer Heinkel Flugzeugbau. The aircraft departed Warnemünde harbor (north of Rostock) at 1221LT on 12OCT1927 and made several intermediate stops en route: Brunsbüttel on 12OCT, Wilhelmshaven on 13OCT, Amsterdam on 14OCT, Vigo on 16OCT, Lisbon on 18OCT and Horta on 04NOV. After few days on Faial Island, the crew decided to continue his trip to Canada and started on the night of 12 to 13 of November. Two takeoff attempts were abandoned due to unfavorable winds, and during the third attempt, while climbing, the aircraft crashed in the sea, in the harbor of Horta. While all three occupants escaped uninjured, the aircraft was destroyed. Crew: Captain Horst Mertz, pilot, Willem Bock, radio navigator, Fritz Rohde, engineer.
Cause: Weather
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
3
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
3
Fatality Rate
0.0%
Known people on board: 3
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Warnemünde - Brunsbüttel - Wilhelmshaven - Amsterdam - Vigo - Lisbon - Horta
Operator
Heinkel FlugzeugeFlight Type
Private
Flight Phase
Takeoff (climb)
Crash Site
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Region / Country
Europe • Portugal
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