Incident Overview
Date: Monday 4 December 1939
Aircraft Type: Junkers Ju-52/3mlu
Owner/operator: Ala Littoria
Registration Number: I-BAUS
Location: near Arbersee, Bayerisch Eisenstein –
ÿ Germany
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 17
Component Affected: Junkers Ju-52/3mlu aircraftJunkers Ju-52/3mlu aircraft
Category: Accident
A Junkers Ju-52/3mlu aircraft experienced a catastrophic crash during the final leg of a Rome-Venice-Munich-Rome flight, resulting in the deaths of four passengers and a subsequent passenger fatality. The aircraft took off from Munich at 13:00 hours.A Junkers Ju-52/3mlu aircraft experienced a catastrophic crash during the final leg of a Rome-Venice-Munich-Rome flight, resulting in the deaths of four passengers and a subsequent passenger fatality. The aircraft took off from Munich at 13:00 hours.
Description
The Italian Junkers Ju-52/3mlu struck a hillside at about 1000 meters in bad weather during the final leg of the Rome-Venice-Munich-Rome flight. The aircraft had taken off from Munich at 13:00 hours. Four passengers died in the crash; one injured passenger later died in the hospital.
Primary Cause
Weather conditions, specifically a hillside at approximately 1000 meters in bad weather, likely contributed to the crash.Weather conditions, specifically a hillside at approximately 1000 meters in bad weather, likely contributed to the crash.Share on:
