Status: | |
Date: | Thursday 22 October 1942 |
Type: | Junkers Ju-52/3m |
Operator: | Deutsche Lufthansa |
Registration: | D-AYGX |
MSN: | 7208 |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 14 |
Total: | Fatalities: 17 / Occupants: 17 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | 5 km (3.1 mls) E of Bukovac ( Serbia)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | Budapest-Ferihegy Airport (BUD/LHBP), Hungary |
Destination airport: | Beograd-Zemun Airfeld, Serbia |
Narrative:The Junkers Ju-52/3m named "Johannes Höroldt" hit woods on the North side of Fruska Gora, below the peak at a height of 380 meters while flying in clouds.
The airplane was en route from Budapest to Belgrade.
The captain had received incorrect weather information. He was under the impression that the cloud base was at 600 m. He attempted to descend below the cloud base and flew into hill.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
» The Hugo Junkers Homepage
» Deutsche Lufthansa: Der Kranich in Turbulenzen, 1939-1945 / Hans W Neulen
Photos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does
not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Budapest-Ferihegy Airport to Beograd-Zemun Airfeld as the crow flies is 303 km (189 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.