Sunday, August 5, 2018

FLYING JUNK? All 17 passengers and three crew members were killed after a Junkers Ju-52/3m aircraft, operated by Ju-Air, was destroyed in an accident in a mountainous area in Switzerland.


Narrative:
A Junkers Ju-52/3m aircraft, operated by Ju-Air, was destroyed in an accident in a mountainous area in Switzerland. The aircraft crashed into the western slope of Piz Segnas at an elevation of 2540 m. All 17 passengers and three crew members were killed.
The aircraft had departed Locarno, Switzerland, at 16:10 on a flight to it's home base at Dübendorf.


The STSB stated that the aircraft impacted the ground nearly vertically and at high speed. No evidence was found of a collision with a cable or other aircraft. Also, no evidence was found of an in-flight break-up.

 


Sources:
» 20min.ch
Status:Preliminary
Date:Saturday 4 August 2018
Time:ca 16:55
Type:Silhouette image of generic JU52 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Junkers Ju-52/3mg4e
Operator:Ju-Air
Registration: HB-HOT
C/n / msn: 6595
First flight: 1939
Engines: 3 BMW 132A3
Crew:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Passengers:Fatalities: 17 / Occupants: 17
Total:Fatalities: 20 / Occupants: 20
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Aircraft fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:Piz Segnas (   Switzerland)
Crash site elevation: 2540 m (8333 feet) amsl
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Locarno Air Base (LSMO), Switzerland
Destination airport:Dübendorf Air Base (LSMD), Switzerland