Cologne – Berlin

On January 20, 1928 at 10:30 AM, Cologne – Berlin experienced a crash involving Farman F.170 Jabiru, operated by Société Générale des Transports Aériens - SGTA, with the event recorded near Tecklenburg North Rhine-Westphalia.

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

3 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 33.3%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. En route from Cologne to Berlin, weather conditions worsened. In limited visibility due to foggy conditions, the pilot reduced his altitude, apparently to maintain a visual contact with the ground. The aircraft impacted trees and crashed. All three occupants were injured and the pilot Paul Noailhat died five hours later from his injuries.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-AIBX, MSN 03, year of manufacture 1926.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 52.2203°, 7.8134°.