Junkers W.34 | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

While performing an exercice, the airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed, bursting into flames. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
FF Näscher,
Bf Adolf Kaufmann,
Bm Wilhelm.

Crash of a Junkers W.34 in Villavicencio

Date & Time: Apr 12, 1939

Type of aircraft:

Junkers W.34

Operator:

Registration:

Vanguardia

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

MSN:

2607

YOM:

1929

Location:

Villavicencio

Crash of a Junkers W.34gi in Sörfors: 5 killed

Date & Time: Oct 16, 1938

Type of aircraft:

Junkers W.34

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Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Ambulance

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Mountains

Schedule:

Östersund – Umeå

MSN:

2742

YOM:

1933

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The pilot was performing an ambulance flight from Östersund to Umeå with one patient on board, an accompanist and two doctors. While approaching Umeå at night and in poor weather conditions, the single engine airplane impacted trees and crashed in a wooded area, bursting into flames. The wreckage was found in hilly terrain near Söfors, some 14 km northwest of Umeå Airport. All five occupants were killed.
Crew:
Sture Gärdin, pilot,
Cpl Hultman, mechanic.
Passengers:
Dr. Gösta Englund,
Anna Margareta Andersson,
Sigrid Andersson.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Junkers W.34 in Berlin: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 24, 1938 at 1655 LT

Type of aircraft:

Junkers W.34

Operator:

Registration:

D-OQAT

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Training

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Berlin - Berlin

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The crew departed Berlin-Gatow to perform a local training flight on behalf of the Luftkriegsschule (LKS). On final approach, the airplane collided with a private Gotha Go.145 registered D-ININ and carrying one pilot. Both aircraft entered a dive and crashed near the airport, killing all three occupants.
Crew:
Uffz Bernard,
Uffz Marienhagen.

Probable cause:

It was determined that the private pilot on board the Gotha initiated a non standard approach, cutting the trajectory of the Junkers and causing the collision.

Crash of a Junkers W.34hi in El Retiro

Date & Time: Mar 31, 1938

Type of aircraft:

Junkers W.34

Operator:

Registration:

408

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Military

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Plain, Valley

MSN:

2824

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1934

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The single engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in El Retiro, about 23 km south of Medellín. The accident occurred in March 1938, exact date unknown. The fate of the occupant is unknown as well.

Crash of a Junkers W.34hi on Mt Chimborazo: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 4, 1938

Type of aircraft:

Junkers W.34

Operator:

Registration:

D-OJIL

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Postal (mail)

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Mountains

Schedule:

Quito – Guayaquil

MSN:

486

YOM:

1928

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The pilot, sole on board, was performing a mail flight from Quito to Guayaquil. En route, the single engine aircraft impacted the slope of Mt Chimborazo located southwest of Ambato. The pilot, the German pioneer Fritz Hammer, founder of this Ecuadorian Operator, was killed.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Junkers W.34ho into Fjäturen Lake: 2 killed

Date & Time: Dec 1, 1937

Type of aircraft:

Junkers W.34

Operator:

Registration:

SE-AEF

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

MSN:

2828

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1935

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Approaching Stockholm, weather conditions deteriorated and due to fog, the crew decided to attempt an emergency landing on Fjäturen Lake, 15 km north of Stockholm. The three engine aircraft crashed on the frozen lake and went through the ice before sinking. Both crew members were killed.

Crash of a Junkers W.34fi in George: 2 killed

Date & Time: Oct 16, 1937

Type of aircraft:

Junkers W.34

Operator:

Registration:

ZS-AEC

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Cargo

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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2736

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1933

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Shortly after takeoff from George Airport, the airplane named 'Sir George Grey' went out of control and crashed. Both crew members were killed.

Crash of a Junkers W.34 in Křemenáč: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 11, 1937 at 1630 LT

Type of aircraft:

Junkers W.34

Operator:

Registration:

D-ORUP

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Gleiwitz – Breslau

Location:

Křemenáč

Olomouc Region (Olomoucký kraj)

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Czech Republic

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Europe

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The single engine aircraft was on its way from Gleiwitz (Gliwice) to Breslau (Wrocław), carrying three passengers and one pilot. En route, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions with low clouds and lost his orientation. While flying at low height, the aircraft hit tree tops and crashed in a dense wooded area located in Křemenáč, near the Polish border. The pilot F. Weghuberem was killed while all three passengers were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain after the pilot lost his bearings in poor weather conditions.