Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m5ge in Dølan
Date & Time:
Oct 8, 1941
Operator:
Registration:
HE+DK
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
6968
YOM:
1940
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After takeoff from the bay of Hommelvik, south of Trondheim, the three engine airplane encountered difficulties to gain height. The crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing when the floatplane crash landed in Dølan, south of Hommelvik. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and all four crew members were uninjured.
Probable cause:
The airplane was unable to climb because it was overloaded.
