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Crash of a Junkers JU.160 in Taichung

Date & Time: Oct 7, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.160
Operator:
Registration:
J-DAAF
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Taichung
Taichung City (臺中市)
Country:
Taiwan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed for unknown upon landing. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Junkers JU.160A-0 in Cologne

Date & Time: Sep 9, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.160
Operator:
Registration:
D-UQOL
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
4216
YOM:
1935
Location:
Cologne
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The aircraft named 'Tiger' crashed in unknown circumstances. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Junkers JU.160 A-0 in Wätzum: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 26, 1937
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.160
Operator:
Registration:
D-UPOZ
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Positioning
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Berlin - Cologne
MSN:
4207
YOM:
1935
Location:
Wätzum
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane named 'Wolf' was completing a positioning flight from Berlin-Staaken to Cologne, carrying six crew members. En route, the engine failed and the captain decided to divert to Hanover. The situation became critical so the pilot attempt an emergency landing in a pasture when the aircraft crashed in Wätzum, about 28 km southeast of Hanover Airport. One occupants was killed and five others were injured.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Junkers JU.160D-0 in Chlomek: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 22, 1936
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.160
Operator:
Registration:
D-ULUR
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Munich – Prague – Breslau
MSN:
4246
YOM:
1936
Location:
Chlomek
Central Bohemian Region (Stredočesky kraj)
Country:
Czech Republic
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While approaching Prague, the single engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in a wooded area located in Chlomek, 20 km south of Prague. The aircraft named 'Schakal' was destroyed by impact forces and both crewmen were killed.
Crew:
Viktor Neubrandt, pilot,
Wilfried Haupt, radio navigator.

Crash of a Junkers JU.160 A-0 in Hanover: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1936
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.160
Operator:
Registration:
D-UPYM
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Hanover – Bremen
MSN:
4211
YOM:
1935
Location:
Hanover
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Hanover Airport, the engine failed. The crew attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft named 'Puma' stalled and crashed in an open field. A passenger was killed while all five other occupants were injured.
Probable cause:
Engine failure shortly after takeoff.
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