Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mte near Gabrene: 14 killed
Date & Time:
Oct 20, 1941
Operator:
Registration:
D-AUXZ
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Sofia – Thessaloniki – Athens
MSN:
7172
YOM:
1941
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
10
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
14
Aircraft flight hours:
259
Circumstances:
En route from Sofia to Thessaloniki, the crew encountered marginal weather conditions when the airplane impacted the slope of a mountain (1,800 metres high) located south of Gabrene. The wreckage was found near the border with Greece. The airplane named 'Otto von Beaulieu-Marconay' was destroyed and all 14 occupants were killed.
Crew:
Arpad von Pindter, pilot,
Augustin Holz, copilot,
Friedrich Viktor Barthold, radio operator,
Karl-August von Struensee, cabin crew.
Crew:
Arpad von Pindter, pilot,
Augustin Holz, copilot,
Friedrich Viktor Barthold, radio operator,
Karl-August von Struensee, cabin crew.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.
