Barcelona – Marseille – Geneva – Stuttgart - Berlin

On January 6, 1928 at 12:00 AM, Barcelona – Marseille – Geneva – Stuttgart - Berlin experienced a crash involving Junkers G.24, operated by Deutsche Lufthansa, with the event recorded near Bellegarde Ain.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a mountains 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 aircraft named 'Cupido' was on its way from Barcelona to Berlin with intermediate stops in Marseille and Geneva. While descending to Geneva-Cointrin Airport, the crew encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions and failed to realize his altitude was too low. The three engine aircraft hit tree tops and crashed in a wooded area located in Fort l'Écluse, some 5 km east of Bellegarde. All three crew members escaped with minor injuries and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration D-1088, MSN 941, year of manufacture 1927.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 46.1071°, 5.8252°.