Narrative:
The Ju-90 named "Preussen" hit a palm tree and crashed after failure of two engines on the same side during takeoff. The airplane was carrying out a tropical trial flight.
» Deutsche Lufthansa: Der Kranich in Turbulenzen, 1939-1945 / Hans W Neulen
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 26 November 1938 |
| Type: | Junkers Ju-90V2 |
| Operator: | Deutsche Lufthansa |
| Registration: | D-AIVI |
| MSN: | 4914 |
| First flight: | 1938 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 15 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Bathurst (Banjul) ( Gambia)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Bathurst-Jeswang Airport, Gambia |
| Dakar-Yoff Airport (DKR/GOOY), Senegal |
The Ju-90 named "Preussen" hit a palm tree and crashed after failure of two engines on the same side during takeoff. The airplane was carrying out a tropical trial flight.
Sources:
» fof-ohlsdorf.de» Deutsche Lufthansa: Der Kranich in Turbulenzen, 1939-1945 / Hans W Neulen
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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 Bathurst-Jeswang Airport to Dakar-Yoff Airport as the crow flies is 168 km (105 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Bathurst-Jeswang Airport to Dakar-Yoff Airport as the crow flies is 168 km (105 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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