Focke-Wulf Fw.200 Condor

Historical safety data and incident record for the Focke-Wulf Fw.200 Condor aircraft.

Safety Rating

9.3/10

Total Incidents

20

Total Fatalities

147

Incident History

Polyarnaya Aviatsiya

Yakutsk Republic of Yakutia (Sakha)

After touchdown in Yakutsk Airport, the airplane skidded and veered off runway to the right, lost its left main gear and completed a spin before coming to rest. While all nine occupants escaped unhurt, the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair due to severe damages on both left engines and the left wing as well. At the time of the accident, a crosswind of 18 km/h was blowing over the airport.

Polyarnaya Aviatsiya

Kara Sea All Russia

Enroute, the crew encountered technical problems with two engines that should be shut down and their propeller feathered. Few minutes later, a third engine failed and the captain decided to attempt an emergency landing in the icy bay of Bajdarackaja Guba located in the south part of the Kara Sea. The aircraft crashed landed on ice and came to rest with its right wing broken in two and the engine number one sheared off. All 21 occupants were evacuated 16 days later. Recently imported in Russia, the aircraft totalized 90 flying hours only.

Det Danske Luftfartselskab - DDL

Northolt AFB London Metropolis

On touchdown, the aircraft went out of control then veered off runway and came to rest. There were no casualties but the aircraft was written off.

April 21, 1945 25 Fatalities

Deutsche Lufthansa

Piesenkofen Bavaria

The four engine aircraft christened 'Hessen' left Berlin-Tempelhof at 2025LT bound for Barcelona with an intermediate stop in Munich. At 2150LT, the captain informed Munich he was overflying Straubing and started the descent. But ten minutes later, due to poor weather conditions (clouds, thunderstorm activity and turbulence), the captain radioed that he was continuing directly to Barcelona. About five minutes later, the aircraft went out of control, dove into the ground and crashed in a huge explosion in a field located 500 meters north of Piesenkofen. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and all 25 occupants were killed.

November 29, 1944 10 Fatalities

Deutsche Lufthansa

Falsterbo Skåne

While approaching the Swedish coast while on a flight from Berlin to Stockholm, the four engine aircraft christened 'Friesland' was accidentally shot down by a German patrol boat and crashed in Malkläppen. All ten occupants were killed. Crew: Paul Gutschmidt, pilot, Ernst Breitenbach, pilot, Fritz Brauner, radio, Wolfgang Lenz, radio.

October 11, 1944 51 Fatalities

German Air Force - Deutsche Luftwaffe

Lavangen Troms

En route from Banak to Trondheim, while cruising north of Narvik, the four engine aircraft went out of control and crashed into the Lavangen fjord, east of Harstad. All 51 occupants were killed, among them 41 Luftwaffe Helferinen (female military assistants). Crew (III./7./KG 40): Lt Hans Gilbert, pilot, Oberfw Gert Jochums, copilot, Oberfw Martin Hochmuth, radio operator, Fw Hubert Langguth, flight engineer, Fw Hans Prahl. Passengers: Hauptmann Major Franz Krenn, Obering D. L. Bömike, Hauptmann Eduard Clement, SS-Rottenführer Emil Widmer, Kriegsmarine Obermaat Eugen Däumichen. Stabshilferin Passengers: Edith Allihn, Erika Busack, Anny Chalupnik, Irmgard Dorth, Gerda Fiebke, Irmgard Friedrich, Anna Glaser, Ruth Griebsch, Elsbeth Grommisch, Anna Göring, Barbara Hill, Elisabeth Hoffmann, Emma Hoffmann, Theresia Hoffmann, Irmgard Karp, Hildegard Krause, Edith Krüger, Ingeborg Kruschewitz, Margrete Leuschner, Charlotte Nickel, Lieselotte Oeffner, Eveline Peters, Franziska Ruhl, Anni Schima, Charlotte Schmidt, Erika Schöne, Hildegard Siegler, Irma Sorgatz, Angela Trenz, Emma Wagner, Gunda Weber, Elisabeth Wiesenhütter, Marianne Seidel, Christel Stappen, Elsbeth Streletzki, Margarete Seibert, Brunhilde Otto, Ilse Otto, Anneliese Ebert, Hilda Röstel, Gertrud Staeglich. Source & photos: http://ktsorens.tihlde.org/flyvrak/salangen.html

German Air Force - Deutsche Luftwaffe

Dijon Côte-d'Or

En route from Stuttgart to Barcelona, while cruising over Dijon, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a RAF Bristol Beaufighter and crashed in a pasture. All nine occupants were killed.

August 14, 1944 7 Fatalities

German Air Force - Deutsche Luftwaffe

Malvik Sør-Trøndelag

Few minutes after take off from Trondheim-Vaernes Airport, while climbing, the four engine aircraft was too low and hit with one of its wing a mountain located near Malvik, east of Trondheim, and crashed. Seven crew members were killed while two others were able to walk away. Crew (8./III./KG 40): Lt Karl Markert, † Obltn Rudolf Biberger, † Uffz Helmut Meyer, † Uffz Erich Pfeifer, † Uffz Frido-Max Sander, † Uffz Heinz Neubauer, † Prüfm Gustav Walther, † Obrgfr Horst Thelemann, Obrgfr Walter Küster.

July 9, 1944 12 Fatalities

German Air Force - Deutsche Luftwaffe

Saint-Nicolas-des-Biefs Allier

The four engine airplane departed La Rochelle Airport on a night flight to Germany, carrying military personnel. While cruising at low altitude, the aircraft entered an area of mist when it struck a wooded hill located in Saint-Nicolas-des-Biefs. All 12 occupants were killed. Crew: Lt Helmut Kutterer, pilot, Sgt Karl Novotny, pilot, Sgt Horst Flechsig, radio operator, Sgt Karl Greeb. Passengers: Kurt Schramm, Ernst Kreigenfeld, Cpl Erhard Sumpf, Sgt Siegfried Kalinowski, Bruno Greil, Georg Kunis, Sgt Walter Kobrich, Ernst Lupp.

German Air Force - Deutsche Luftwaffe

Grimsey Island Northeastern Region (Norðurland eystra)

While on a survey flight off the north coast of Iceland, the four-engine aircraft was shot down by two USAAF P.38 Lightning and crashed into the Greenland Sea off the Grimsey Island. All seven crew members took refuge in a dinghy and were later rescued while the aircraft sank and was lost. Crew (I/KG40): Karl Holtrup, Günter Karte, Josef Teufel, Herbert Richter, Emil Brandt, Wilhelm Lehn, Siegfried Klinkmann. Source: http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=78787

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Safety Profile

Reliability

Reliable

This rating is based on historical incident data and may not reflect current operational safety.