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| Date: | Thursday 20 July 1939 |
| Time: | c. 17:00 |
| Type: | Junkers Ju-86z-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Swissair |
| Registration: | HB-IXA |
| MSN: | 086/0951 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Konstanz Flugplatz -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Vienna |
| Zurich | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Emergency landing due to an engine fire. Lost control at 30m in a left turn after a go around and crashed.Two crew (pilot Ackermann, mechanic Mannhart) and four passengers.
Sources:
World Airliner Crashes/Terry Denham
http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/18562/?page=2
Jenaer Volksblatt 21 July 1939
Images:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 09-May-2010 11:18 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Aug-2010 03:14 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 25-Aug-2016 09:20 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Apr-2020 19:44 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Sep-2021 09:23 | Cobar | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 15-Sep-2021 09:41 | Cobar | Updated [Photo, ] |
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