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Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.200A-0 S-10 Condor in Berlin: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 22, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Focke-Wulf Fw.200 Condor
Operator:
Registration:
D-ABOD
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Test
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Berlin - Berlin
MSN:
3324
YOM:
1940
Location:
Berlin-Staaken
Berlin
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane named 'Kurmark' was engaged in a local test flight at Berlin-Staaken Airport. While cruising in the vicinity of the airfield, the pilot completed a low pass at high speed then initiated a climb to the left when the aircraft suffered a structural failure. The right wing partially separated then the aircraft partially disintegrated and crashed, bursting into flames. The four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Oblt Alfred Henke, pilot +3.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the accident was the consequence of a pilot error. He descended at high speed too close to the ground and then pulled up in a left turn, exceeding the permissible limit of stress.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m in Zinnitz

Date & Time: Sep 13, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Registration:
2D+PH
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Radom - Berlin
MSN:
6139
YOM:
1938
Location:
Zinnitz
Brandenburg
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Radom on a mail flight to Berlin-Staaken Airport. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Zinnitz, some 90 km south of Berlin. Crew fate unknown.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mge in Ohlau

Date & Time: Apr 17, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Registration:
D-ADUO
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Test
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Berlin - Berlin
MSN:
304
YOM:
1935
Location:
Ohlau
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew departed Berlin-Staaken on a test flight. En route, an error of manipulation forced the crew to attempt an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in a field in Ohlau. All four occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.
Crew:
Uffz Kalder, pilot, +3.

Crash of a Junkers JU.160 A-0 in Wätzum: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 26, 1937
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.160
Operator:
Registration:
D-UPOZ
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Positioning
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Berlin - Cologne
MSN:
4207
YOM:
1935
Location:
Wätzum
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane named 'Wolf' was completing a positioning flight from Berlin-Staaken to Cologne, carrying six crew members. En route, the engine failed and the captain decided to divert to Hanover. The situation became critical so the pilot attempt an emergency landing in a pasture when the aircraft crashed in Wätzum, about 28 km southeast of Hanover Airport. One occupants was killed and five others were injured.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Junkers F.13ci in Berlin: 2 killed

Date & Time: Oct 6, 1935 at 1700 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers F.13
Operator:
Erich Klutke
Registration:
D-OKOP
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
City
Schedule:
Berlin - Berlin
MSN:
726
YOM:
1924
Location:
Berlin
Berlin
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The single engine airplane departed Berlin-Staaken on a sightseeing flight over the city of Berlin. In unknown circumstances, the plane crashed in the district of Neukölln, east of Tempelhof Airport. Five passengers were injured and two other occupants were killed, the pilot and a passenger.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Moth in Berlin: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 18, 1930
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Paul Ebener
Registration:
D-1725
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Berlin - Berlin
MSN:
1148
YOM:
1930
Location:
Berlin-Staaken
Berlin
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole on board, was performing a local flight out from Berlin-Staaken Airport. While flying at a height of 300 metres, he attempted aerobatics manoeuvres when both wings detached and separated. The airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed on the ground. The pilot was killed.

Crash of an Albatros L73c in Lanz

Date & Time: May 28, 1928
Type of aircraft:
Albatros L73
Operator:
Registration:
D-961
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Berlin - Hamburg
MSN:
10077
YOM:
1926
Location:
Lanz
Brandenburg
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route from Berlin to Hamburg, the pilot encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft named 'Brandenburg' crash landed in an open field located in Babekuhl, near Lanz. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Junkers A.20 in Szadzko: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 23, 1927
Type of aircraft:
Junkers A.20
Operator:
Registration:
D-854
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Berlin - Berlin
MSN:
1051
Location:
Szadzko
Pomeranian Voivodeship (Pomorskie)
Country:
Poland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole on board, departed Berlin-Staaken on a training flight. In unknown circumstances, the airplane crashed in Szadsko. The pilot was killed.

Crash of a Polikarpov PM-1 in Dortmund

Date & Time: Jul 15, 1926
Type of aircraft:
Polikarpov PM-1
Operator:
Registration:
RR-USS
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Berlin - Paris
YOM:
1926
Location:
Dortmund
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route from Berlin to Paris, the pilot encountered engine problems and attempted an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in a field near Dortmund and came to rest. All three occupants evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight caused by the failure of a connecting rod.

Crash of a Fokker-Grulich F3 in Berlin: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 30, 1926
Type of aircraft:
Fokker-Grulich F3
Operator:
Registration:
D-516
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Königsberg – Danzig – Berlin
MSN:
1557
YOM:
1924
Location:
Berlin-Staaken
Berlin
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Following an uneventful flight from Königsberg with an intermediate stop in Ganzig, the airplane was approaching Berlin-Staaken Airport when it crashed in unknown circumstances. A passenger was injured and all three other occupants were killed. The aircraft named 'Flensburg' was destroyed.
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