Junkers A.50 | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The pilot Hermann Röder was performing a solo flight from Dessau to Berlin when the single engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in Brück. The pilot was killed.

Crash of a Junkers A.50ci Junior in Siófok: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 13, 1934

Type of aircraft:

Junkers A.50

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Registration:

HA-JAA

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Training

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Plain, Valley

MSN:

401

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1931

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The pilot Szent-Istvány Dezső was completing a training flight over Lake Balaton, near Siófok. The single engine aircraft named 'Tisza' crashed in unknown circumstances, killing the pilot.

Crash of a Junkers A.50ci Junior in Berlin: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 16, 1932

Type of aircraft:

Junkers A.50

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D-1986

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Berlin - Berlin

MSN:

3565

YOM:

1931

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Berlin

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Germany

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Europe

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Crashed in unknown circumstances in Berlin-Adlershof while on a training flight. The pilot Entemeier was seriously injured and the observer Ludwig Wunsch was killed.

Crash of a Junkers A.50ce in Bangkok

Date & Time: Apr 17, 1932 at 0730 LT

Type of aircraft:

Junkers A.50

Operator:

Marga von Etzdorf

Registration:

D-1811

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Private

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

MSN:

3519

YOM:

1930

Location:

Bangkok-Don Mueang

Bangkok City District

Country:

Thailand

Region:

Asia

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While taking off from Bangkok-Don Mueang Airport, the airplane suffered an engine failure. It stalled, struck the runway surface and came to rest upside down. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and the pilot, sole on board, was slightly injured.

Probable cause:

Engine failure upon takeoff.

Crash of a Junkers A.50W Junior off Nemuro

Date & Time: Jul 6, 1931

Type of aircraft:

Junkers A.50

Operator:

Hochi Shimbun

Registration:

J-BENB

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Private

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Tokyo - Los Angeles

MSN:

3558

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1931

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The pilot Seiji Yoshihara was attempting a second non stop flight from Tokyo to Los Angeles on this single engine aircraft owned by Hochi Shimbun. While flying off Nemuro, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the Nemuro Bay. While the pilot was rescued seven hours later, the aircraft sank and was lost. A first attempt to cross the north Atlantic ocean from Tokyo to Los Angeles failed last 14 of May when the aircraft crashed into the sea some 40 miles off the Kurile Islands.

Crash of a Junkers A.50ce on the Mosquitos Island: 1 killed

Date & Time: Apr 25, 1931

Type of aircraft:

Junkers A.50

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P-BAAE

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Rio Grande – Porto Alegre

MSN:

3534

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1931

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Shortly after takeoff from Rio Grande Airport, en route to Porto Alegre, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and limited visibility due to fog. While attempting an emergency landing, the aircraft crashed in a marshy field located on the Mosquitos Island, some 13 km north of the airfield. A pilot was killed while the second occupant was seriously injured.

Crash of a Junkers A.50ce Junior in Shinchi

Date & Time: Mar 14, 1931

Type of aircraft:

Junkers A.50

Operator:

Registration:

J-BESB

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Private

Site:

Plain, Valley

MSN:

3529

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1931

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Crashed in unknown circumstances in Shinchi, northeast of Fukushima. Occupant's fate unknown.

Crash of a Junkers A.50ce Junior in Stockholm: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 15, 1930

Type of aircraft:

Junkers A.50

Operator:

Svenska Luftfartsförbundet

Registration:

SE-ACI

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Training

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Stockhom - Stockholm

MSN:

3520

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1930

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The crew departed Stockholm on a local training flight. In unknown circumstances, the single engine airplane crashed near the airfield. Both occupants were killed.

Crash of a Junkers A.50 in Manly: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 6, 1930

Type of aircraft:

Junkers A.50

Operator:

H. J. Barryman

Registration:

VH-UNO

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Sydney - Sydney

MSN:

3507

YOM:

1930

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The single engine airplane named 'Wandouree' departed Sydney-Mascot on a local joyride. En route, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions when the airplane crashed in Manly. The pilot Henry Goya Henry was seriously injured and lost a leg and the passenger was killed.