Narrative:
The aircraft made an emergency landing on the Saualpe (2000 meters) in a blizzard. Damage was substantial and the aircraft could nog be salvaged from the mountain.
The aircraft operated a service from Vienna-Aspern to Rome, Italy via Graz, Klagenfurt and Venice.
» Flugzeuge,die flugzeuge der Ölag und der Austrian Airlines
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 16 March 1936 |
| Type: |  Junkers Ju-52/3m |
| Operator: | Österreichische Luftverkehrs AG - ÖLAG |
| Registration: | OE-LAL |
| MSN: | 5289 |
| First flight: | |
| Total airframe hrs: | 393 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Saualpe ( Austria)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Graz-Thalerhof Airport (GRZ/LOWG), Austria |
| Klagenfurt Airport (KLU/LOWK), Austria |
The aircraft made an emergency landing on the Saualpe (2000 meters) in a blizzard. Damage was substantial and the aircraft could nog be salvaged from the mountain.
The aircraft operated a service from Vienna-Aspern to Rome, Italy via Graz, Klagenfurt and Venice.
Sources:
» World Airliner Crashes/Terry Denham» Flugzeuge,die flugzeuge der Ölag und der Austrian Airlines
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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 Graz-Thalerhof Airport to Klagenfurt Airport as the crow flies is 92 km (57 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Graz-Thalerhof Airport to Klagenfurt Airport as the crow flies is 92 km (57 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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