Dübendorf - Stuttgart

The airplane named 'Prometheus' departed Dübendorf Airport in Zurich on a schedule service to Stuttgart, carrying six passengers and two crew members. En route, the pilot encountered an unexpected situation and attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft impacted trees and crashed in a wooded area. All eight occupants were rescued, among them one passenger was slightly injured. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Flight / Schedule

Dübendorf - Stuttgart

Aircraft

Junkers G.24

Registration

D-946

MSN

916

Year of Manufacture

1925

Date

April 19, 1928 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Spaichingen Baden-Württemberg

Region

Europe • Germany

Coordinates

48.0731°, 8.7392°

Narrative Report

On April 19, 1928 at 12:00 AM, Dübendorf - Stuttgart experienced a crash involving Junkers G.24, operated by Deutsche Lufthansa, with the event recorded near Spaichingen Baden-Württemberg.

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

8 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 8 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: 6, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The airplane named 'Prometheus' departed Dübendorf Airport in Zurich on a schedule service to Stuttgart, carrying six passengers and two crew members. En route, the pilot encountered an unexpected situation and attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft impacted trees and crashed in a wooded area. All eight occupants were rescued, among them one passenger was slightly injured. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration D-946, MSN 916, year of manufacture 1925.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 48.0731°, 8.7392°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The airplane named 'Prometheus' departed Dübendorf Airport in Zurich on a schedule service to Stuttgart, carrying six passengers and two crew members. En route, the pilot encountered an unexpected situation and attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft impacted trees and crashed in a wooded area. All eight occupants were rescued, among them one passenger was slightly injured. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

2

Passengers On Board

6

Estimated Survivors

8

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 8

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Dübendorf - Stuttgart

Flight Type

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

Europe • Germany

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Junkers G.24

Registration

D-946

MSN

916

Year of Manufacture

1925