Junkers Ju-52/3m HB-HOT havererade 4 augusti 2018
Postat: 05 aug 2018, 13:28
Crash: Ju-Air JU52 at Piz Segnas on Aug 4th 2018, impacted terrain
By Simon Hradecky, created Saturday, Aug 4th 2018 17:34Z, last updated Sunday, Aug 5th 2018 07:16Z
A Ju-Air Junkers JU-52 ("Tante Ju", "Auntie Ju"), registration HB-HOT performing a flight from Locarno to Dubendorf (Switzerland) with 17 passengers and 3 crew, impacted terrain near N46.9022 E9.2247 and came to rest at an elevation of about 2540 meters/8330 feet near Martinsloch/Piz Segnas (Switzerland) at about 16:50L (14:50Z). A Rescue and Recovery operation has been initiated. No survivors have been located.
Local Police confirmed a Junkers aircraft crashed at Piz Segnas, no further details are known, 5 helicopters have been dispatched for rescue and recovery. Police later added, the wreckage is at an elevation of 2540 meters at the western flank of Piz Segnas. A flight restriction to protect rescue and recovery operation was issued.
In the morning of Aug 5th 2018 local police confirmed HB-HOT of Ju-Air was involved in the accident and announced a press conference at 14:00L (12:00Z).
Ground observers watched the aircraft flying in the area over Obersaxen (Switzerland) south of Piz Segnas and estimated they were flying at 11,000 feet.
Ju-Air confirmed the accident stating on their website: "Accident 4th August 2018: We have the sad duty to announce that one of our Ju-52 aircraft had a accident today. At the moment, no further information is available."
The aircraft had performed a flight from Dubendorf to Locarno on Aug 3rd 2018 and was about to return to Dubendorf.
Mode-S Data show HB-HOT departing and climbing through 4500 feet between 14:20Z and 14:25Z.
A weather station at Crap Masegn (Elevation 2500 meters), about 3.5nm southwest of Martinsloch, reported winds from the north gusting up to 25 knots.
A NOTAM reports a new rope way cable has been erected at an elevation of 2251 meters/7385 feet MSL about 100 meters/330 feet AGL on Aug 3rd 2018 about 1.3nm south of the crash site (see possibly related NOTAM below).
Hans O. Sandström
SFF-F
By Simon Hradecky, created Saturday, Aug 4th 2018 17:34Z, last updated Sunday, Aug 5th 2018 07:16Z
A Ju-Air Junkers JU-52 ("Tante Ju", "Auntie Ju"), registration HB-HOT performing a flight from Locarno to Dubendorf (Switzerland) with 17 passengers and 3 crew, impacted terrain near N46.9022 E9.2247 and came to rest at an elevation of about 2540 meters/8330 feet near Martinsloch/Piz Segnas (Switzerland) at about 16:50L (14:50Z). A Rescue and Recovery operation has been initiated. No survivors have been located.
Local Police confirmed a Junkers aircraft crashed at Piz Segnas, no further details are known, 5 helicopters have been dispatched for rescue and recovery. Police later added, the wreckage is at an elevation of 2540 meters at the western flank of Piz Segnas. A flight restriction to protect rescue and recovery operation was issued.
In the morning of Aug 5th 2018 local police confirmed HB-HOT of Ju-Air was involved in the accident and announced a press conference at 14:00L (12:00Z).
Ground observers watched the aircraft flying in the area over Obersaxen (Switzerland) south of Piz Segnas and estimated they were flying at 11,000 feet.
Ju-Air confirmed the accident stating on their website: "Accident 4th August 2018: We have the sad duty to announce that one of our Ju-52 aircraft had a accident today. At the moment, no further information is available."
The aircraft had performed a flight from Dubendorf to Locarno on Aug 3rd 2018 and was about to return to Dubendorf.
Mode-S Data show HB-HOT departing and climbing through 4500 feet between 14:20Z and 14:25Z.
A weather station at Crap Masegn (Elevation 2500 meters), about 3.5nm southwest of Martinsloch, reported winds from the north gusting up to 25 knots.
A NOTAM reports a new rope way cable has been erected at an elevation of 2251 meters/7385 feet MSL about 100 meters/330 feet AGL on Aug 3rd 2018 about 1.3nm south of the crash site (see possibly related NOTAM below).
Hans O. Sandström
SFF-F