Accident Messerschmitt M20b D-1930,
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Date:Monday 6 October 1930
Time:forenoon
Type:Messerschmitt M20b
Owner/operator:Deutsche Lufthansa
Registration: D-1930
MSN: 443
Fatalities:Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Dresden-Heller -   Germany
Phase: Approach
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Berlin
Destination airport:Vienna via Dresden (09:15)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
'Lechfeld' blown into hill while attempting to land*. Pilot Pust, mechanic Lange and six passengers. Suffered an engine failure and tried to land on Reichswehr military shooting field (Dresdner Heide). Fell vertically to the ground in a turn**.

Sources:

World Directory of Airliner Crashes/Terry Denham*
A Noite 6 October 1930, p1+2**
Jenaer Volksblatt 6 October 1930 (names)
Netherlands national archive, photo of the crash scene: http://proxy.handle.net/10648/99ec9226-368f-9b9b-2498-b71611b027f7

Images:


Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
11-Feb-2015 17:51 TB Added
11-Feb-2015 18:08 TB Updated [Nature]
30-Oct-2016 19:27 TB Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
21-Apr-2020 19:21 TB Updated [Time, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
12-Apr-2021 17:55 Cobar Updated [Photo]
02-Jun-2021 17:10 Hoekb03 Updated [Source]

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