1940 Deutsche Lufthansa Ju 90 crash

Aviation accident in Germany transp Absturz der Ju-90 „Brandenburg“ 1940 January 2017 1940 Deutsche Lufthansa Ju 90 crash Junkers Ju 90 (15083304610).jpg A Junkers Ju 90, the type of aircraft that crashed Accident 1940 11 08 Tail icing Schönteichen, Bautzen, Saxony, Nazi Germany Junkers Ju 90A-1 Brandenburg Deutsche Lufthansa D-AVMF Tempelhof Airport, Berlin, Germany Ferihegy Airport, Budapest, Hungary 23 6 29 0 On 8 November 1940, a Deutsche Lufthansa Junkers Ju 90 passenger aircraft crashed near the municipality of Schönteichen, Germany, killing all 29 people on board.Ranter Harro Accident Junkers Ju-90A D-AVMF https://aviation-safety.net/asndb/341837 3 March 2014 Aviation Safety Networkhttp://www.planecrashinfo.com/1940/1940-20.htm D-AVMF accident description Plane Crash Info 3 March 2014 An investigation of the crash concluded that the accident was caused by ice accumulation on the flight surfaces, which led to an uncontrolled loss of altitude. Accident The aircraft, registered D-AVMF and named Brandenburg, took off from Berlin Tempelhof Airport at 14:24 with 23 passengers and six crew members. The radio operator contacted ground at 14:48, indicating that they were flying at 2200 m ft on in clouds. Two minutes later, he reported icing. Neulen Hans Werner Deutsche Lufthansa : der Kranich in Turbulenzen; 1939–1945 Sedinger Verlag Lemwerder 2003 3-927697-34-6 174–181 Anhang: Untersuchungsbericht zum Absturz der Ju 90 „Brandenburg“ de After a final call from the aircraft at 14:58, there was no further communication from the aircraft. The Ju 90 started descending and crashed into a field. The German musician and journalist Adolf Raskin was killed in the accident.Crash of a Junkers Ju.90A-1 in Brauna: 29 killed https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-junkers-ju90a-1-brauna-29-killed 17 April 2024 Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives Investigation A post-crash of the aircraft's on-board clock revealed that the crash occurred between three and five minutes after the final communication from the aircraft. Witnesses reported observing the aircraft flying at 300 m ft or less for two to three minutes shortly before the crash, investigators concluded that the decent from 2200 m ft must have occurred very rapidly, and concluded that the descent was uncontrolled. Ice was found on the aircraft that was more than 1.5 to 2 cm in thick, which would have critically altered the flight characteristics of the aircraft. In instances in the type of aircraft, severe ice accumulation had been found to jam the elevators between the tail fin end cap and the outer balancer. Investigators found dents on the tail fin end cap, as well as a sheared rivet between the outer balancer and the drive shaft, which led them to conclude that the elevator control had been jammed during flight. On the other hand, the damage was also suspiciously similar to that caused by a foreign object, that was never discovered. References 51.2810 N 14.0400 E source:wikidata title Category:1940 in Germany Category:20th century in Saxony Category:Airliner accidents and incidents caused by ice Aviation accidents and incidents in 1940 Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in Germany Category:Lufthansa accidents and incidents