Junkers W.33

Historical safety data and incident record for the Junkers W.33 aircraft.

Safety Rating

9.9/10

Total Incidents

19

Total Fatalities

12

Incident History

Skyway Air Services

Kootenay Lake British Columbia

Shortly after takeoff from Kootenay Lake, the aircraft stalled while avoiding power line and crashed. The occupant's fate remains unknown.

German Air Force - Deutsche Luftwaffe

Tolga Hedmark

En route, the crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing for unknown reason. While the aircraft was damaged beyond repair, all three crew members were injured and later rescued by locals. Crew: Mr. Gerber, pilot, Ober. Seget, Ober. Wernter. Source & photos: http://ktsorens.tihlde.org/flyvrak/vingelen.html

Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano - LAB Airlines

Chochis Santa Cruz

Crashed in unknown circumstances.

Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano - LAB Airlines

La Paz La Paz

Crashed in Cuibaja while on approach to La Paz-El Alto Airport. Occupant fate unknown. The aircraft was christened 'Sajama'.

Transaviatsiya

Russia All Russia

Crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in Russia. Exact date unknown as well.

Transaviatsiya

Russia All Russia

Crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in Russia. Exact date unknown as well.

Deutsche Lufthansa

Tanagra Central Greece / Ste<U+03C1>e<U+03AC> <U+0395><U+03BB><U+03BB><U+03AC>da

The crew departed Berlin on a mail flight to Athens with an intermediate stop in Thessaloniki. On the leg to Athens, the crew lost his orientation due to foggy conditions and was unable to localize the airport of Dekelia-Tatoi near Athens. So, he decided to return to Thessaloniki when, at night, the aircraft crash landed in a pasture near Tanagra. Both occupants escaped uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

October 29, 1932 2 Fatalities

Deutsche Lufthansa

North Sea All World

The crew departed Croydon Airport at 2055LT on a night cargo service to Berlin with an intermediate stop in Cologne. At that time, weather conditions were considered as good, except a strong west wind up to 50 mph. Less than an hour into the flight, while cruising over the North Sea, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances. A wheel was found the following day by the crew of a Belgian ship but no trace of the aircraft named 'Marmara' nor the two crew members was ever found. Crew: Wilhelm Cuno, pilot, Werner Drebes, radio operator.

Pacific Aerial Transport

Wau Morobe

Upon landing in Wau, the airplane named 'The Lady Lattie' veered off runway and came to rest into a hangar of the company. The pilot escaped uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Hochi Shimbun

Pacific Ocean All World

The airplane departed Sabishiro Beach on a transpacific flight to the US with three people on board. It crashed into the Pacific Ocean and was lost without trace.

Eurasia Aviation Corporation

Xi'an Shaanxi

Crashed in unknown circumstances.

Eurasia Aviation Corporation

Lanzhou Gansu

The crew was completing a local flight in the area of Lanzhou to test new mail routes. The accident occurred in unknown circumstances. The airplane was destroyed and both occupants were injured.

March 12, 1932 1 Fatalities

Canadian Airways

Kagianagami Lake Ontario

While approaching Kagianagami Lake in heavy snow falls, the airplane crashed and burned. The pilot Godfrey Webster Dean was killed.

Wilhelm Rody

Natal Rio Grande do Norte

The crew departed Germany on a flight to Brazil. En route, the aircraft named 'Espírito de Santo Agostinho' was catapulted from the German ship named 'Cap Arcona'. While approaching the Brazilian coast, the crew was forced to ditch the aircraft for unknown reason. All three crew members were rescued by the crew of the ship named 'SS Stavanger' while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Eurasia Aviation Corporation

Lanzhou Gansu

It is believed that the crew was forced to make an emergency landing while approaching Lanzhou. The mechanic was injured and the pilot escaped unhurt. Other source reports that the aircraft was shot down over Mongolia - China border.

August 6, 1930 2 Fatalities

Deutsche Lufthansa

Valdemarsvik Östergötland

The crew departed Stockholm at 2250LT on a cargo flight to Stralsund. While flying over the region of Valdermarsvik, the aircraft named 'Kaparthen' crashed in unknown circumstances into the Valdermarsvik Channel. The aircraft was destroyed and both crew members were killed. A first dead body was found on August 18 and the second on September 19. Crew: Mr. Langanke, Mr. Lindemann.

April 7, 1930 2 Fatalities

Deutsche Lufthansa

Limpsfield Surrey

While descending to Croydon on a night cargo flight from Berlin, the airplane went of control and crashed on a hill located in Limpsfield, bursting into flames. The aircraft named 'Baikal' was destroyed and both crew members were killed. Crew: Karl Wesell, pilot, Gustav Ferdinand Connert, mechanic.

October 18, 1928 2 Fatalities

Crescent Air Service

Atlantic City New Jersey

After takeoff from Atlantic City Airport, while climbing to a height of 600 feet, the single engine airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed. Two occupants were killed and six others were injured.

Syndicato Condor

Florianópolis Santa Catarina

Crashed in unknown circumstances. All six occupants were injured while the aircraft named 'Maracá' was damaged beyond repair.

Safety Profile

Reliability

Reliable

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

Primary Operators (by incidents)

Deutsche Lufthansa4
Eurasia Aviation Corporation3
Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano - LAB Airlines2
Transaviatsiya2
Canadian Airways1
Crescent Air Service1
German Air Force - Deutsche Luftwaffe1
Hochi Shimbun1
Pacific Aerial Transport1
Skyway Air Services1