Status: | |
Date: | Friday 8 November 1940 |
Time: | 15:02 |
Type: | Junkers Ju-90A |
Operator: | Deutsche Lufthansa |
Registration: | D-AVMF |
MSN: | 900010 |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 23 / Occupants: 23 |
Total: | Fatalities: 29 / Occupants: 29 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Brauna/Schönteichen ( Germany)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | Berlin (airport unknown), Germany |
Destination airport: | Budapest-Ferihegy Airport (BUD/LHBP), Hungary |
Narrative:The Junkers Ju-90 named "Brandenburg" crashed due to tail icing. Six crew and 23 passengers died.
Classification:
Icing
Loss of control
Sources:
» The Hugo Junkers Homepage
»
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Raskin» Deutsche Lufthansa: Der Kranich in Turbulenzen, 1939-1945 / Hans W Neulen
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.