Dornier Do J Wal crash, May 21, 1926, Arctic Ocean
Dornier Do J Wal accident on May 21, 1926 near Arctic Ocean, World with no fatalities. Cause: Engine trouble during the flight..
- Date: May 21, 1926
- Aircraft: Dornier Do J Wal
- Location: Arctic Ocean, World
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Engine trouble during the flight.
The Dornier Wal N 24 left Ny Alesund, Svalbard, on a flight toward the North Pole on 21 May 1925 as part of the Amundsen expedition. After about eight hours it had engine trouble and landed safely on the ice. The damaged aircraft was abandoned, and the crew returned to Norway in the sister aircraft N 25.