Country
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Crash of a Messerschmitt M.20b in Halberstadt

Date & Time: Jun 14, 1937
Type of aircraft:
Messerschmitt M.20
Operator:
Registration:
D-UXYN
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
545
YOM:
1933
Location:
Halberstadt
Saxony-Anhalt
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances. The aircraft named 'Fläming' was destroyed. Crew fate unknown.

Crash of a Messerschmitt M.20b in Kiel

Date & Time: Apr 27, 1936
Type of aircraft:
Messerschmitt M.20
Operator:
Registration:
D-UNAH
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
540
YOM:
1931
Location:
Kiel-Holtenau
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane suffered an accident at Kiel Airport. There were no casualties. The airplane named 'Odenwald' was first registered D-2005 then later D-UNAH.

Crash of a Messerschmitt M.20 in Rietschen: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 14, 1931 at 1530 LT
Type of aircraft:
Messerschmitt M.20
Operator:
Registration:
D-1928
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Berlin – Görlitz
MSN:
442
YOM:
1930
Location:
Rietschen
Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
En route from Berlin to Görlitz, the airplane suffered a structural failure on the fuselage. The captain reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft went out of control and crashed in an open field located in Rietschen. Eight occupants were injured, four seriously, while the pilot Schirmer and the flight engineer Bischof were killed.
Probable cause:
In-flight structural failure.

Crash of a Messerschmitt M.20b in Dresden: 8 killed

Date & Time: Oct 6, 1930 at 0900 LT
Type of aircraft:
Messerschmitt M.20
Operator:
Registration:
D-1930
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Berlin – Dresden – Prague - Vienna
MSN:
443
YOM:
1930
Location:
Dresden
Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
On final approach to Dresden-Heller Airport, at a height of 600 feet, the aircraft stalled, entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a wooded area located near the airfield. The aircraft was destroyed and all eight occupants were killed. At the time of the accident, weather conditions were good.
Probable cause:
It is believed that the loss of control was the consequence of an engine failure.

Crash of a Messerschmitt M.20a in Augsburg: 1 killed

Date & Time: Feb 26, 1928
Type of aircraft:
Messerschmitt M.20
Operator:
Bayerische Flugzeugwerke (BFW)
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Test
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
371
YOM:
1928
Location:
Augsburg
Bavaria
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot Hans Hackmack, sole on board, was completing the first test flight on this new prototype. In-flight, the tail disintegrated and the airplane entered an uncontrolled descent. Unfortunately, the pilot was unable to bail out and was killed.
Probable cause:
Loss of control following the disintegration of the tail in flight.
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