Incident Overview
Date: Monday 7 February 1938
Aircraft Type: Junkers Ju-90V1
Owner/operator: Junkers Flugzeug & Motorenwerke
Registration Number: D-AALU
Location: Dessau –
ÿ Germany
Phase of Flight: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Ju-90 aircraftJu-90 aircraft
Category: Accident
A Ju-90 aircraft, ‘Der Grosse Dessauer’, experienced a catastrophic breakup during over-speed flight tests. Pilot Karlheinz B. Kindermann and engineer Erich Gast were involved in the incident, resulting in the engineer’s death.A Ju-90 aircraft, ‘Der Grosse Dessauer’, experienced a catastrophic breakup during over-speed flight tests. Pilot Karlheinz B. Kindermann and engineer Erich Gast were involved in the incident, resulting in the engineer’s death.
Description
The Ju-90, named “Der Grosse Dessauer”, broke up during over-speed flight tests. Capt. Karlheinz B. Kindermann (pilot) and Erich Gast (engineer) bailed out, engineer Hahnemann killed.
Primary Cause
Over-speed flight testing and pilot error combined.Over-speed flight testing and pilot error combined.Share on:
