Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 1 March 1941
Aircraft Type: Junkers Ju-52/3mge
Owner/operator: Iberia
Registration Number: EC-AAJ
Location: Palma de Mallorca –
ÿ Spain
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: Aircraft structure and control systems.Aircraft structure and control systems.
Category: Accident
A Junker Ju-52/3mge, ‘Guadalquivir’, experienced a catastrophic take-off incident due to heavy fog, resulting in a crash. The flight was a mail/passenger route from Palma to Barcelona, Madrid, and Bilbao.A Junker Ju-52/3mge, ‘Guadalquivir’, experienced a catastrophic take-off incident due to heavy fog, resulting in a crash. The flight was a mail/passenger route from Palma to Barcelona, Madrid, and Bilbao.
Description
The Junkers Ju-52/3mge, named “Guadalquivir”, hit a tree during take-off in fog and crashed. Mail/passenger flight Palma-Barcelona-Madrid-Bilbao.
Primary Cause
Heavy fog conditions during take-off significantly impaired visibility, leading to a loss of control and subsequent crash.Heavy fog conditions during take-off significantly impaired visibility, leading to a loss of control and subsequent crash.Share on:
