Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 26 June 1938
Aircraft Type: Junkers Ju-52/3mge
Owner/operator: Deutsche Lufthansa Sucursal Per£
Registration Number: OA-HHB
Location: Pampa de Chilligua –
ÿ Peru
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A violent storm, including dense fog and ice accumulation, forced the aircraft down to a height of 4.000 meters. Pilot Harald Karl Wilhelm Herzog and two Spanish passengers successfully escaped, while the remaining mechanics and two passengers were rescued. The pilot reported a tailwind as the primary cause of the incident.A violent storm, including dense fog and ice accumulation, forced the aircraft down to a height of 4.000 meters. Pilot Harald Karl Wilhelm Herzog and two Spanish passengers successfully escaped, while the remaining mechanics and two passengers were rescued. The pilot reported a tailwind as the primary cause of the incident.
Description
“Misti” forced down at 4.000 meters altitude in a violent storm. Pilot Harald Karl Wilhelm Herzog (28), radio-operator Werner Pencke, mechanic Erich Hoerhammer and two spanish passengers escaped alive and rescued a few days later. (2) Cause (according to the pilot): tailwind…ice accumulation…dense fog
Primary Cause
Tailwind, ice accumulation, and dense fogTailwind, ice accumulation, and dense fogShare on:
