Incident Overview
Date: Monday 16 October 1944
Aircraft Type: Junkers Ju-52/3mg8e
Owner/operator: Deutsche Lufthansa
Registration Number: D-ADQV
Location: Hestnutan, Seljord, Telemark –
ÿ Norway
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 15 / Occupants: 15
Component Affected: Flight radio equipmentFlight radio equipment
Category: Accident
A Junker Ju-52/3m passenger plane, ‘Hermann Stache’, crashed into the Skorvefjell mountain in bad weather. Three crew and twelve passengers were killed. The flight operated from Copenhagen to Oslo via Deutsche Lufthansa, departing at 17:50. The aircraft drifted West off course after losing radio contact with the ground and initiating a descent to obtain visual confirmation of the ground. It collided with a mountain at an altitude of 1355 meters.A Junker Ju-52/3m passenger plane, ‘Hermann Stache’, crashed into the Skorvefjell mountain in bad weather. Three crew and twelve passengers were killed. The flight operated from Copenhagen to Oslo via Deutsche Lufthansa, departing at 17:50. The aircraft drifted West off course after losing radio contact with the ground and initiating a descent to obtain visual confirmation of the ground. It collided with a mountain at an altitude of 1355 meters.
Description
The Junkers Ju-52/3m passenger plane, named “Hermann Stache” was destroyed when it crashed into a mountain (Skorvefjell) in bad weather. Three crew and twelve passengers were killed. The airplane operated on Deutsche Lufthansa flight 7 from Berlin to Copenhagen and Oslo. It departed Copenhagen at 17:50. After passing Skagen, Denmark the airplane drifted West off course. Radio contact with the ground was lost and the crew initiated a descent when they assumed to be near Oslo. They descended below clouds in order to obtain visual contact with the ground. It collided with a mountain at an altitude of 1355 m. Investigators concluded that the radio equipment of the flight had failed.
Source of Information
http://www.flyvrak.net/nt-tyskfly.htmhttp://www.flyvrak.net/nt-tyskfly.htmPrimary Cause
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