Incident Overview
Date: Friday 27 July 1934
Aircraft Type: Curtiss AT-32C Condor II
Owner/operator: Swissair
Registration Number: CH-170
Location: Wurmlingen/Tuttlingen –
ÿ Germany
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12
Component Affected: Port inter-wing strutPort inter-wing strut
Category: Accident
A fatal aviation incident occurred following a three-month-service port inter-wing strut failure during heavy turbulence at an altitude of 3,000 meters. The aircraft, operating between Zrich, Stuttgart, Leipzig, and Berlin, resulted in the deaths of three crew members and nine passengers. The aircraft crashed into a forest, resulting in significant fire.A fatal aviation incident occurred following a three-month-service port inter-wing strut failure during heavy turbulence at an altitude of 3,000 meters. The aircraft, operating between Zrich, Stuttgart, Leipzig, and Berlin, resulted in the deaths of three crew members and nine passengers. The aircraft crashed into a forest, resulting in significant fire.
Description
Crashed after only three months in service. The port inter-wing strut failed in heavy turbulence, causing separation of the engine and part of the lower wing. The airplane operated on the flight Zrich-Stuttgart-Leipzig-Berlin. The three crew members and the nine passengers died. The aircraft fell in a forest from a height of 3,000 meters and burned.
Primary Cause
Heavy turbulence caused a failure of the port inter-wing strut, leading to separation of the engine and lower wing.Heavy turbulence caused a failure of the port inter-wing strut, leading to separation of the engine and lower wing.Share on:
