Zone
Overijssel

Crash of a Junkers G.23 in Tubbergen: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 31, 1932 at 0010 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers G.23
Operator:
Registration:
SE-AAE
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Amsterdam – Hanover – Copenagen – Malmö
MSN:
836
YOM:
1929
Location:
Tubbergen
Overijssel
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew departed Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport at 2320LT on August 20, bound for Malmö with two intermediate stops in Hanover and Copenhagen. While flying over Almelo, the crew encountered technical problems with the engine n°3 and informed ground of his position and situation. The crew reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing in a prairie in Tubbergen. At night and low visibility, the airplane struck a chimney and crashed near a farm. The aircraft was destroyed and both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Karl Bernhard Liljeberg, pilot,
Mr. Uttergard, radio operator.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a Rohrbach Ro.VIIIa Roland in Tubbergen

Date & Time: Mar 7, 1931 at 1615 LT
Type of aircraft:
Rohrbach Ro.VIII Roland
Operator:
Registration:
D-1338
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Amsterdam – Hanover – Berlin
MSN:
40
YOM:
1928
Location:
Tubbergen
Overijssel
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport at 1550LT on a flight to Berlin with an intermediate stop in Hanover, carrying five passengers and three crew members. While cruising northeast of Almelo, thick white smoke spread in the cabin and the captain decided to reduce his altitude and to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft landed in an open field located in Tubbergen and came to rest, bursting into flames. All eight occupants evacuated safely while the aircraft was partially destroyed by fire.
Crew:
A. Künstle, pilot,
F. Zimmerman, engineer,
Mr. Seiffert, radio navigator.
Passengers:
Mr. Holtz,
Mr. Hapborn,
Mr. Herath,
Mr. Wuster,
Mr. Carr.
Probable cause:
It was not clearly determined what was the origin of the fire. It is possible that fire started by a heating pipe or was caused by a short-circuit that occurred in the radio electrical system. These assumptions have not been proven while investigators are almost certain that the fire broke out under the pilot's seat.
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