Crash of a Fokker-Grulich F.IIb in Pötzen
Date & Time:
May 2, 1932 at 1400 LT
Operator:
Registration:
D-765
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Cologne – Hanover
MSN:
1587
YOM:
1925
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While approaching Hanover Airport from the southwest, the pilot Heumann encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. Too low, the airplane contacted trees and crashed in a wooded area located on the slope of Mt Süntel, near Pötzen, some 35 km southwest from Hanover Airport. All five occupants were injured and the aircraft named 'Eider' was destroyed.
