Crash of a Junkers W.34hi in El Retiro

Date & Time: Mar 31, 1938
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
408
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
MSN:
2824
YOM:
1934
Country:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
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:
Operator:
Registration:
D-OJIL
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Quito – Guayaquil
MSN:
486
YOM:
1928
Country:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
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:
Operator:
Registration:
SE-AEF
Survivors:
No
MSN:
2828
YOM:
1935
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
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:
Operator:
Registration:
ZS-AEC
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
2736
YOM:
1933
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
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:
Operator:
Registration:
D-ORUP
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Gleiwitz – Breslau
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
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.

Crash of a Junkers W.34 in Berlin: 5 killed

Date & Time: Feb 11, 1937
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
D-OLYF
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Stargard – Jüterbog
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Stargard on a flight to Jüterbog-Altes Lager AFB, carrying three civilians and two crew members. En route, weather conditions deteriorated and the visibility was poor due to snow falls. While overflying the city of Berlin, the crew failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the airplane collided with a powerline and crashed on a street located in the district of Berlin-Wedding. All five occupants were killed and few people on the ground were injured.

Crash of a Junkers W.34hi in Bogotá

Date & Time: Oct 18, 1936 at 0900 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
405
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Bogota - Palanquero
MSN:
2778
YOM:
1934
Country:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While taking off from Techo Airport in Bogotá, the airplane stalled and crashed. All five occupants were injured.

Crash of a Junkers W.34 in Bad Staffelstein: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 13, 1936
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The aircraft was performing a flight within Germany with four passengers and one pilot on behalf of the 3rd Squadron based in Giebelstadt AFB, near Würzburg. While flying at low height, the aircraft impacted the slope of Mt Staffelberg (539 metres high) located south of Bad Staffelstein, Bavaria. The pilot and one passenger were killed while three passenger were seriously injured. In the evening, one of the survivor died from his injuries and another passenger passed away three days later. At the time of the accident, the visibility was poor due to foggy conditions.
Crew:
Cpt Wolf Freiherr von Gültlingen.
Passengers:
Lt Rudolf Scharnier,
2nd Lt Peter Zapf,
Lt Karl Hermann Kurt von Plüskow +1.

Crash of a Junkers W.34hi near Lingtai: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 27, 1935
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
V
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Lanzhou – Xi’an
MSN:
2746
YOM:
1934
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
En route from Lanzhou to Xi’an, the engine failed. The crew attempted an emergency landing when control was lost and the airplane crashed near Lingtai. Both passengers were injured and both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fritz Bröhm, pilot,
Mr. Meier, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.