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Crash of a Junkers F.13da in Hof-Plauen

Date & Time: Jul 24, 1929
Type of aircraft:
Junkers F.13
Operator:
Registration:
D-168
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
777
YOM:
1926
Location:
Hof-Plauen
Bavaria
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed upon landing at Hof-Plauen Airport. Two passengers were slightly injured and both other occupants were unhurt. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Messerschmitt M-18 in Rudolstadt: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 22, 1927 at 1030 LT
Type of aircraft:
Messerschmitt M.18
Operator:
Registration:
D-1177
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Fürth – Rudolstadt – Erfurt – Leipzig
MSN:
30
YOM:
1927
Location:
Rudolstadt
Thuringia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff, at a height of about 30-40 metres, the engine failed. The pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed on the ground. The pilot and one passenger were killed while two other occupants were injured.
Probable cause:
Engine failure shortly after takeoff.
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