__NOTOC__ This is a list of accidents and incidents involving the Junkers Ju 52 that have taken place since its first flight, including aircraft based on the Ju 52 airframe such as the Amiot Toucan and CASA 352. Military accidents, hijackings, and incidents of terrorism are included; acts of war are outside the scope of this list.
1930s
1933 27 May An RDL (Reichsverband der Deutschen Luftfahrt-Industrie, "Reich Association of the German Aircraft Industry") Ju 52/1mcai (D-2356) burned out at Zechliner Hütte, Germany, following an engine fire.
1934 6 November A Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft (DRG) Ju 52/3mge (D-AVAN) crashed at Gross-Rackitt, Pommern, Germany while attempting an emergency landing, killing the five crew.
1935 31 January A Deruluft Ju 52/3mge (D-AREN) crashed into a hill at Stettin, Germany (now Szczecin, Poland) in rain and fog, killing all 11 on board.
25 April A Deutsche Luft Hansa (DLH) Ju 52/3mho (D-AJYR, Emil Schäfer) struck a mountain near Hallgarten, Germany, in bad weather, killing all three on board.
22 July A Luftwaffe Ju 52/3m crashed at Hanskühnenburg, Germany for reasons unknown, killing all 11 on board.
1936 14 January A Colombian Air Force Ju 52/3m (624) crashed near Tres Esquinas Air Base due to mechanical failure, killing 13 of 19 on board.
17 January A Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano (LAB) Ju 52/3mce (registration unknown, Chorolque) crashed into the Tapacarí swamps northeast of Cochabamba, Bolivia, killing all 13 on board.
16 March An ÖLAG (Österreichische Luftverkehrs AG, Austrian Airways) Ju 52/3m (OE-LAL) crashed on the Saualpe in a blizzard, suffering substantial damage; all five on board survived. The aircraft was operating a Vienna-Rome passenger service with stops at Graz, Klagenfurt and Venice.
17 April A DLH Ju 52/3m (D-ASOR) struck a mountainside near Orvin, Switzerland after the crew became lost following a navigation error, killing three of five on board.
16 June A Norwegian Air Lines Ju 52/3 mW (LN-DAE, Havørn) crashed into Mount Lihesten in fog, killing all seven on board.
20 July A Luftwaffe Ju 52/3m struck treetops and crashed at Oberhof, Germany, killing two of four on board.
19 September A DLH Ju 52/3mfe (D-AJUX, Hermann Goering) crashed near Frankfurt, Germany.
1 November A DLH Ju 52/3mge (D-APOO, Heinrich Kroll) crashed into mountains near Tabarz en route to Erfurt, probably due to spatial disorientation, killing 11 of 15 on board.
17 November A DLH Ju 52/3mge (D-ASUI, Hans Berr), en route from Leipzig Airport to Nürnberg-Marienberg Airport, crashed on the Moritzberg near Lauf an der Pegnitz, due to pilot disorientation. Four of the 16 people on board died.
28 November A DLH Ju 52/3m (D-ATAK, Marschall v. Bieberstein) crashed on landing near Hannover, Germany; all 15 on board were able to evacuate the aircraft before it caught fire due to a ruptured fuel tank.
4 December A DLH Ju 52/3m (D-ASIH, Rudolf Windisch) crashed in the French Alps near Le Grand-Bornand in high winds, killing all six on board.
8 December A Condor Legion Ju 52/3m (22-78) struck a mountainside near Serranillos, Avila, Spain, killing all four on board.
1937 6 April Luftwaffe Ju 52/3mg3e "33+K39" crashed at Liegnitz, Germany.
16 June A South African Airways (SAA) Ju 52/3msa1 (ZS-AKY, Earl of Caledon) crashed on takeoff from Rand Airport due to loss of power of two engines, killing one.
1 August A Eurasia Ju 52/3m (XVIII) crashed at Kunming, China following engine failure.
14 August A HISMA (Sociedad Hispano-Marroquí de Transportes, "Spanish-Moroccan Transport Company") Ju 52/3m (22-51) was written off in Spain for reasons unknown.
15 October A HISMA Ju 52/3m (22-62) was written off in Spain for reasons unknown.
October 25 Luftwaffe Ju 52/3m "S2+PO" crashed at Tutow, Germany.
November 16 A Sabena Ju 52/3m crashed at Ostend, Belgium, after striking a factory chimney, killing all 12 on board.
November 26 A DLH Ju 52/3mfe (D-AGAV, Emil Schäfer) crashed into a hangar in fog on takeoff from Croydon Airport, killing all three on board.
November A DVL (Deutsche Versuchsanstalt für Luftfahrt, "German Research Institute for Aviation") Ju 52/3mge (D-AFYV) crashed at Roggentin, Germany during a test flight.
3 December A DLH Ju 52/3mte (D-AXAT, Rudolf Windisch) force-landed just after takeoff from Munich, killing the pilot. The aircraft was operating mail flight "PF.229" to Baghdad.
15 December A LAB Ju 52/3mce (CB-18, Huanani) crashed near Sorata, Bolivia on a cargo flight, killing all eight on board.
1938 4 January A DLH Ju 52/3mte (D-ABUR, Charles Haar) crashed at Frankfurt in a snowstorm while on approach due to icing, killing all six on board.
22 February A DLH Ju 52/3mge (D-APAR, Otto Parschau) crashed near Pontoise, France, in fog, killing all three on board.
30 March An Ala Littoria Ju 52/3m (I-BEZI) crashed off Lido Airport during a training flight due to pilot error; both pilots survived.
22 May A Syndicato Condor Ju 52/3mge (PP-CBC, Guaracy) crashed into water off Santos Dumont Airport, killing six of 17 on board; Brazilian Minister of Justice Mauricio Cardoso was among the dead.
26 June A DLH Sucursal Peru (DLH's Peruvian subsidiary) Ju 52/3mge (OA-HHB, Misti) crashed near Chilligua, Peru, killing all seven on board.
16 July A Eurasia Ju 52/3mge (XXI) crashed at Wuhan, China while attempting to land in strong crosswinds.
15 August A Syndicato Condor Ju 52/3mfe (PP-CAT, Anhanga) crashed on takeoff into Guanabara Bay, killing all nine on board.
29 September A Luftwaffe Ju 52/3m (D-AMOK) crashed on landing at Frankfurt Airport after touching down too soon due to pilot error, killing one of four on board.
1 October A DLH Ju 52/3mte (D-AVFB) crashed on Piz Cengalo mountain near Graubünden, Switzerland, killing all 13 on board; a postal bag from the aircraft was found in 1952.
2 December A DLH Ju 52/3mte (D-ANOY, Rudolf v. Thüna) crashed near Kahlenburg hill and caught fire; all eight on board survived. The aircraft was operating a Berlin-Vienna passenger service.
1939 13 January A Syndicato Condor Ju 52/3mge (PP-CAY, Marimba) struck a mountain near Rio Bonito, Brazil, killing all 10 on board.
24 January A Luftwaffe Ju 52/3m struck a mountain near Arrens, France, killing all five on board. The aircraft was operated by either HISMA or the Luftwaffe and was armed with two machine guns and was flown during the Spanish Civil War.
24 February A Reichsluftfahrtministerium (RLM) Ju 52/3mge (D-ALUS) struck a mountain at Termes Ribi, Commune de Roubion, France during a snowstorm, killing all 10 on board; the wreckage was found on 4 March 1939. The aircraft was flying home pilots of the Condor Legion who had fought in Spain.
12 March A Eurasia Ju 52/3mge (XXIII, Chiao T'ung 1) struck a mountain near Weiring, China in bad weather, killing four of six on board.
14 March A Sabena Ju 52/3mge (OO-AUA) crashed into a field at Haren, Belgium due to pilot error, killing all three on board.
29 March An Iberia Ju 52/3mge (M-CABD, Mola) crashed in the Sierra de Grecos, Spain.
24 April A Luftwaffe Ju 52/3m reportedly crashed at Großer Arbersee, Germany.
29 April A Luftwaffe Ju 52/3m crashed near Bollstadt/Amerdingen after it struck a wooden measuring tower, killing five of seven on board. The aircraft's altimeter was malfunctioning.
3 August A DLH Ju 52/3mte (D-ANJH, Hans Loeb) was written off following a landing accident at Mingaladon Airport, Burma (now Myanmar).
4 August A DLH Ju 52/3mte (D-AUJG, Hans Wende) crashed in the Llaberia mountains near Tivissa, Spain, killing all seven on board.
30 August A DLH Ju 52/3mte (D-AFOP, Karl Hochmuth) crashed on takeoff from Hannover, Germany, killing all seven on board.
31 August A Luftwaffe Ju 52/3m crashed at Zueding, Germany, probably due to pilot error, killing four of five on board.
5 September Luftwaffe Ju 52/3m "WL-AGZG" was accidentally shot down by flak from naval ship Admiral Scheer and crashed at Wilhelmshaven-Reede, killing all nine on board.
13 September Luftwaffe Ju 52/3m "2D+PH" crashed near Zinnitz, Germany during a mail transport flight.
22 September A Luftwaffe Ju 52/3m struck a balloon cable and crashed near Großjena, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany, killing all 13 on board.
9 October Luftwaffe Ju 52/3mg4c "G6+KO" crashed at Thomasdorf (near Waldenburg), Germany after hitting a tree while flying too low, killing all seven on board.
10 October A Luftwaffe Ju 52/3m crashed off Wangerooge, Germany due to pilot error; there were no casualties.
10 November Spanish Air Force Ju 52/3m 22-104 crashed near Lastras de Cuellar, Segovia, Spain, killing seven of 11 on board.
4 December An Ala Littoria Ju 52/3mlu (I-BAUS) struck a mountain and crashed near Bayerisch Eisenstein, killing four of 17 on board.
18 December An Iberia Ju 52/3m (M-CABA, Sanjurjo) crashed at sea off Europa Point, Gibraltar in severe weather, killing all 10 on board. Although it was rumored that the aircraft was shot down from the Rock of Gibraltar or a British warship, this was deemed unlikely.
1940s
1940 7 April A Luftwaffe Ju 52/3m crashed at Meurcourt, Haute Saône, France following an engine explosion, killing all nine on board. The aircraft was transporting radio equipment for espionage purposes.
9 April A Luftwaffe Ju 52/3m crashed near Tarm, Denmark after the pilot became disorientated in fog, killing eight of nine on board.
12 April A Luftwaffe Ju 52/3m crashed at Einfeld, Germany after failing to gain sufficient height on takeoff, killing two.
12 April A Luftwaffe Ju 52/3m crashed in a forest at Neumünster, Germany after failing to gain sufficient height on takeoff; several crew were seriously injured, but all on board survived. The aircraft was headed to Norway.
13 April Thirteen Luftwaffe Ju 52/3mg4e's took off from Tempelhof Airport to carry 2./A.R.112 Gebirgsbatterie and supplies to Narvik. Of these, two (SE+JZ and CN+BS) got lost in a snowstorm and force-landed on ice at Gullesfjordbotn, Troms, Norway; both aircraft were bombed by three Norwegian Heinkel He 115's the next morning and burned out and later sank when the ice melted; both aircraft crew were captured by Norwegian forces and interned in Canada for the remainder of the war. The other eleven landed on the frozen Lake Hartvikvatnet in Narvik. One aircraft (SE+KC) was able to take off again and land in Sweden, but the other ten aircraft sank in May 1940 after the ice melted. One aircraft was raised in 1983 and another four in 1986.
13 April Two Luftwaffe Ju 52/3m's crashed in the sea at Gangsøya, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway; seven crew were taken prisoner, but ten remain missing.
14 April Luftwaffe Ju 52/3m "1Z+AT", of 6.Staffel II/KGzbV 1, was written off in a forced landing at Vålebru, Oppland, Norway.
14 April A Luftwaffe Ju 52/3m force-landed on the frozen River Vorma, Norway due to fuel exhaustion.
14 April Luftwaffe Ju 52/3m "1Z+CC", of Stab II./KGzbV 1, force-landed in a field at Galterud, Hedmark, Norway; all four on board survived and were captured by Norwegian forces.
16 April Luftwaffe Ju 52/3mg4e "1Z+IY", of 14.Staffel IV/KGr.zbV.1, struck a cliff at Kvamen in Sokndal Municipality, Rogaland, Norway in bad weather, killing all four on board.
16 April Luftwaffe Ju 52/3m "BA+KK" crashed off Tofte, Norway, killing all 17 on board.
17 April Luftwaffe Ju 52/3m "IZ+FT", of III./KGr.zbV.I, crashed on ice at Langevannet, Fosselandsheia, Vest-Agder, Norway and sank, killing all 17 on board.
10 May 157 (of 430) Luftwaffe Ju 52/3m's were lost during the German invasion of the Netherlands and Belgium; at least 900 crew/troops were killed.
14 May Luftwaffe Ju 52/3m "9P+KK" crashed at Bierset, Belgium.
20 May Luftwaffe Ju 52/3mg "CN+HJ", of KG.zbV 106, performed an emergency landing on the frozen Lake Kjerringvatnet after an engine failed on takeoff; the aircraft later sank. In the summer of 1943, the aircraft was blown up by the Germans.
23 May A LARES Ju 52/3mba (YR-ABF) was reportedly written off at Bazargio-Dobruja, Romania.