Junkers JU.90 | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The airplane was attacked by allied fighters and later mistakenly shot down by the Italian Flak near Bastia. The pilot Obfw Hans-Georg Boldt ditched the airplane near the beach of L'Arinella south of Bastia. There were no casualties among the occupants.

Probable cause:

Mistakenly shot down by the Italian Flak.

Crash of a Junkers JU.90A-1 in Brauna: 29 killed

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1940 at 1502 LT

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Junkers JU.90

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D-AVMF

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Berlin – Budapest

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900010

YOM:

1940

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The four engine airplane named 'Brandenburg' departed Berlin-Tempelhof Airport at 1424LT on a schedule service to Budapest, carrying 23 passengers and six crew members. At 1448LT, the radio operator informed ground he was flying at an altitude of 2,200 metres in clouds and reported icing conditions two minutes later. Then the airplane initiated a descent and uncontrolled manoeuvres when it eventually crashed in an open field located some 300 metres from Brauna. All 29 occupants were killed, among them the German Musician and Journalist Adolf Raskin.

Probable cause:

The cause of the crash is believed by the Accident Investigation Board to be icing between the external balance and the elevator fin end cap and blockage of the altitude control system in the depressed position, which, together with the severe degradation of flight characteristics due to the thickness of the ice, made it impossible to control the aircraft. About 30 minutes after the accident, a layer of 15 to 20 millimetres of ice was still present on critical surfaces.

Crash of a Junkers JU.90V2 in Bathurst: 12 killed

Date & Time: Nov 26, 1938 at 1520 LT

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.90

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D-AIVI

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Buenos Aires – Rio de Janeiro – Natal – Bathurst – Dakar – Las Palmas – Marseille – Francfort

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4914

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1937

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Shortly after take off from Bathurst Airport, while in initial climb, both left engines failed simultaneously. The aircraft named 'Preussen' stalled, collided with a palm and crashed, bursting into flames. Three passengers were seriously injured and 12 other occupants were killed.
Crew:
Robert Untucht, pilot,
Joachim Blankenburg, pilot.

Probable cause:

Double engine failure shortly after rotation.

Crash of a Junkers JU.90V1 near Dessau: 1 killed

Date & Time: Feb 6, 1938

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Junkers JU.90

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D-AALU

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Dessau - Dessau

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4913

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1937

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The crew was engaged in a test flight on this four engine aircraft named 'Der grosse Dessauer'. While in an overspeed test configuration, the aircraft suffered a structural failure and went out of control. Two crew members were able to bail out while the third occupant was killed when the aircraft crashed in an open field.
Crew:
Karl-Heinz B. Kindermann, test pilot,
Erich Gast, engineer,
Mr. Hahnemann, engineer, †.

Probable cause:

Rudder part broke off in flight during a high speed test.