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Crash of a Junkers W.34hi in El Retiro: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 28, 1935
Type of aircraft:
Junkers W.34
Operator:
Registration:
406
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Palanquero – Tres Esquinas
MSN:
2779
YOM:
1934
Location:
El Retiro
Huila
Country:
Colombia
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
En route from Palanquero to Tres Esquinas, the crew encountered engine problems. Control was lost and the airplane crashed in El Retiro, near the Rio Magdalena. All five occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Junkers W.34fao in Berlin: 8 killed

Date & Time: Jul 5, 1935 at 1130 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers W.34
Operator:
Registration:
D-ONAS
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Test
Survivors:
No
Site:
City
Schedule:
Berlin - Berlin
MSN:
2701
YOM:
1931
Location:
Berlin-Tempelhof
Berlin
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The single engine airplane departed Berlin-Tempelhof Airport at 1115LT on a local test flight, carrying five engineers and one pilot. About 15 minutes into the flight, while cruising over the city of Berlin, the airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed onto a house located in the district of Neukölln, bursting into flames. The wreckage was found about 3 km east of Tempelhof Airport. The house located 58 Lahnstrasse as well as the aircraft were totally destroyed. All six occupants on board the aircraft as well as two people in the house were killed.

Crash of a Junkers W.34gi near Lanzhou

Date & Time: Jul 4, 1935
Type of aircraft:
Junkers W.34
Operator:
Registration:
I
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Xi’an – Lanzhou
MSN:
2738
YOM:
1933
Location:
Lanzhou
Gansu
Country:
China
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Approaching the destination, the crew encountered poor weather conditions. The pilot attempted an emergency landing near Lanzhou. All nine occupants evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Junkers W.34ci in Santa Cruz

Date & Time: May 25, 1935
Type of aircraft:
Junkers W.34
Operator:
Registration:
FAB-103
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Santa Cruz - Santa Cruz
MSN:
2609
YOM:
1930
Location:
Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz
Country:
Bolivia
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances. Crew fate unknown.

Crash of a Junkers W.34 in Schneeberg: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 30, 1935
Type of aircraft:
Junkers W.34
Operator:
Luftdienst
Registration:
D-OMYI
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Böblingen – Breslau
Location:
Schneeberg
Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The single engine airplane departed Böblingen on a flight to Breslau (now Wrocław), carrying three passengers and four crew members. En route, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions and low visibility due to heavy snow falls. Too low, the airplane impacted trees and crashed in a hilly and wooded terrain. The wreckage was found four days later, on May 3. All seven occupants were killed.
Crew:
Lt Col Walter Braun,
Flt/Inst Hermann Sacht,
Airman Franz Heinisch,
Airman Otto Deichmann.
Passengers:
Gen Maj Heinz Höring,
Mrs. Tony Höring,
Mrs. Hanna Höring.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Junkers W.34hi in China

Date & Time: Mar 31, 1935
Type of aircraft:
Junkers W.34
Operator:
Shansi Aero Survey
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
MSN:
2790
YOM:
1934
Location:
China
All China
Country:
China
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in China during March 1935. Exact date of the mishap remains unknown as well as the crew fate.

Crash of a Junkers W.34hi in Potosí

Date & Time: Nov 27, 1934 at 1500 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers W.34
Operator:
Registration:
409
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Puerto Boy – Potosí
MSN:
2825
YOM:
1934
Location:
Potosí
Cundinamarca
Country:
Colombia
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While descending to Potosí, the engine failed. The pilot elected to make an emergency landing when the floatplane crashed. All four occupants were injured.

Crash of a Junkers W.34fi in Eshowe: 5 killed

Date & Time: Dec 14, 1933
Type of aircraft:
Junkers W.34
Operator:
Registration:
ZS-AEB
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Durban – Johannesburg
MSN:
2735
YOM:
1933
Location:
Eshowe
KwaZulu-Natal
Country:
South Africa
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
En route from Durban to Johannesburg, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with poor visibility due to fog. Too low, the airplane impacted the slope of a hill and was destroyed. A passenger was critically injured and all five other occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.
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