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: |  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)
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| Crash site elevation: | 2540 m (8333 feet) amsl |
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Locarno Air Base (LSMO), Switzerland |
| Dübendorf Air Base (LSMD), Switzerland |