Crash of a Messerschmitt M.18d in Malmbäck: 4 killed
Date & Time:
Sep 17, 1931 at 1245 LT
Registration:
D-1812
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Ljungbyhed – Linköping
MSN:
469
YOM:
1930
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Ljungbyhed Airport on an aerial photography mission to Linköping, carrying three passengers and one pilot. En route, a wing failed for unknown reasons. The aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a pasture near Malmbäck. The aircraft was destroyed and all four occupants were killed.
Crew:
Johann Wirtz, pilot.
Passengers:
Franz Paul, photographer,
Fritz Danielsson, engineer,
Mrs. Danielsson.
Crew:
Johann Wirtz, pilot.
Passengers:
Franz Paul, photographer,
Fritz Danielsson, engineer,
Mrs. Danielsson.
Probable cause:
Wing failure in flight for unknown reasons.
