Udet U12 Flamingo

Historical safety data and incident record for the Udet U12 Flamingo aircraft.

Safety Rating

9.9/10

Total Incidents

11

Total Fatalities

14

Incident History

September 3, 1936 1 Fatalities

Austrian Air Force - Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte

Wiener Neustadt Lower Austria

Crashed in unknown circumstances near the airport of Wiener Neustadt while performing a training flight. Pilot Otto Eiblhuber was killed.

August 4, 1936 1 Fatalities

Austrian Air Force - Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte

Graz Styria

The pilot Hermann Riegler was performing a training mission in Graz-Thalerhof Airport. On approach, aircraft went out of control and crashed. Pilot was killed.

October 31, 1934 2 Fatalities

Austrian Air Force - Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte

Pinggau Styria

The crew departed Graz-Thalerhof on a local training flight. En route, the airplane went out of control and crashed in unknown circumstances in a wooded area located in Pinggau, some 70 km northeast of the Graz Airport. Both crew members were killed.

May 29, 1934 1 Fatalities

Austrian Air Force - Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte

Pernegg an der Mur Styria

The pilot Adolf Sikorovsky departed Graz-Thalerhof Airport on a local solo training mission. En route, the airplane went out of control and crashed in unknown circumstances in Pernegg an der Mur, some 30 km north of Graz. The pilot was killed.

November 9, 1933 2 Fatalities

Deutsche Verkehrsfliegerschule - DVS

Würzburg Bavaria

Crashed in unknown circumstances while taking off from Würzburg Airfield. Both occupants were killed. Crew: Mr. Hinz, pilot. Passenger: Mr. Rähne.

July 29, 1932 1 Fatalities

Deutsche Verkehrsfliegerschule - DVS

Munich Bavaria

The crew was engaged in a training mission over Munich. In flight, in unknown circumstances, the single engine aircraft collided with a Deutsche Lufthansa Junkers JU.52/3mce registered D-2201 and named 'Oswald Boelke'. While the JU.52 was able to land safely in Munich, was repaired and returned later into service, the crew of the Udet was forced to attempt an emergency landing when the airplane crashed in a field. A crew member was killed and the second one was injured.

Deutsche Verkehrsfliegerschule - DVS

Berlin-Tempelhof Berlin

The crew departed Berlin on a training flight to Braunschweig. Shortly after takeoff from Tempelhof Airport, while climbing to a height of 100 metres, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a field. The pilot Richard Rödel was killed and the pilot Gerhard Kurz was seriously injured.

Deutsche Versuchsanstalt für Luftfahrt

Böblingen Baden-Württemberg

The crew was taking part to an airshow at Böblingen Airfield. Two aircrafts, an Udet U12a Flamingo operated by the Deutsche Luftfahrt and registered D-867 and a Klemm L.27 registered D-1781 were engaged in a demo flight, connected to each other by a ladder. At an altitude of 300-400 metres, one of the pilot in the Udet, Fritz Schindler, successfully climbed from the Udet (below position) to the Klemm (upper position). But while descending via the ladder, the upper aircraft was caught by a gust of wind and lost height. Both aircraft collided, entered a dive and crashed. All four occupants were killed. Crew: Walter Spengler, Fritz Schindler.

Deutsche Verkehrsfliegerschule - DVS

Rastow Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

The pilot, sole on board, was completing a training sortie out from Warnemünde. In unknown circumstances, the aircraft crashed near Rastow. The pilot Arved Freiherr von Ungern-Sternberg was killed.

Deutsche Versuchsanstalt für Luftfahrt

Berlin Berlin

The crew departed Berlin-Tempelhof Airport on a local test flight. En route, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft collided with telephone wires and crashed in the district of Rudow. Both crew members were injured, one seriously, and the aircraft was destroyed.

July 6, 1928 2 Fatalities

Austrian Air Force - Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte

Vienna-Aspern Vienna

The crew was performing a local training flight at Vienna-Aspern Airport. While practicing in the vicinity of the airfield, the single engine aircraft went out of control and crashed, killing both pilots. Crew: Cpt Erich Zdiarsky, Lt Hermann Mahnert.

Safety Profile

Reliability

Reliable

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

Primary Operators (by incidents)

Austrian Air Force - Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte5
Deutsche Verkehrsfliegerschule - DVS4
Deutsche Versuchsanstalt für Luftfahrt2