Narrative:
The Ju-52, named "Rudolf Windisch", impacted a mountainside in the French Alps in high winds.
The aircraft operated on a flight from Lisbon, Portugal to Stuttgart, Germany with at least one intermediate stop: Geneva in Switzerland.
» Jenaer Volksblatt 8 December 1936
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 3 December 1936 |
| Type: |  Junkers Ju-52/3m |
| Operator: | Deutsche Lufthansa |
| Registration: | D-ASIH |
| MSN: | 5078 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Le Grand-Bornand ( France)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Int'l Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Genève-Cointrin Airport (GVA/LSGG), Switzerland |
| Stuttgart-Böblingen Airport, Germany |
The Ju-52, named "Rudolf Windisch", impacted a mountainside in the French Alps in high winds.
The aircraft operated on a flight from Lisbon, Portugal to Stuttgart, Germany with at least one intermediate stop: Geneva in Switzerland.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
» De Graafschap-bode 07-12-1936» Jenaer Volksblatt 8 December 1936
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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 Genève-Cointrin Airport to Stuttgart-Böblingen Airport as the crow flies is 346 km (216 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Genève-Cointrin Airport to Stuttgart-Böblingen Airport as the crow flies is 346 km (216 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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