Junkers A.50
Safety Rating
9.9/10Total Incidents
9
Total Fatalities
7
Incident History
Private German
The pilot Hermann Röder was performing a solo flight from Dessau to Berlin when the single engine aircraft crashed en route and in unknown circumstances in Brandenburg. The pilot was killed. Aircraft was owned by H. Schneider.
Private Hungarian
The pilot Szent-Istvány Dezso was completing a training flight over Lake Balaton, near Siófok. The single engine aircraft named 'Tisza' crashed in unknown circumstances, killing the pilot.
Akademische Fliegergruppe
Crashed in unknown circumstances in Berlin-Adlershof while on a training flight. The pilot Entemeier was seriously injured and the observer Ludwig Wunsch was killed.
Marga von Etzdorf
While taking off from Bangkok-Don Mueang Airport, the airplane suffered an engine failure. It stalled, struck the runway surface and came to rest upside down. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and the pilot, sole on board, was slightly injured.
Hochi Shimbun
The pilot Seiji Yoshihara was attempting a second non stop flight from Tokyo to Los Angeles on this single engine aircraft owned by Hochi Shimbun. While flying off Nemuro, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the Nemuro Bay. While the pilot was rescued seven hours later, the aircraft sank and was lost. A first attempt to cross the north Atlantic ocean from Tokyo to Los Angeles failed last 14 of May when the aircraft crashed into the sea some 40 miles off the Kurile Islands.
VARIG - Viação Aérea Rio Grandense
Shortly after takeoff from Rio Grande Airport, en route to Porto Alegre, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and limited visibility due to fog. While attempting an emergency landing, the aircraft crashed in a marshy field located on the Mosquitos Island, some 13 km north of the airfield. A pilot was killed while the second occupant was seriously injured.
Private Japanese
Crashed in unknown circumstances in Shinchi, northeast of Fukushima. Occupant's fate unknown.
Svenska Luftfartsförbundet
The crew departed Stockholm on a local training flight. In unknown circumstances, the single engine airplane crashed near the airfield. Both occupants were killed.
H. J. Barryman
The single engine airplane named 'Wandouree' departed Sydney-Mascot on a local joyride. En route, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions when the airplane crashed in Manly. The pilot Henry Goya Henry was seriously injured and lost a leg and the passenger was killed.
Safety Profile
Reliability
Reliable
This rating is based on historical incident data and may not reflect current operational safety.
