Curtiss T-32 Condor II crash, Jul 27, 1934 (12 killed), T...
Curtiss T-32 Condor II accident on July 27, 1934 near Tuttlingen Baden-Württemberg, Germany with 12 fatalities. Cause: Right wing structural failure...
- Date: July 27, 1934
- Aircraft: Curtiss T-32 Condor II
- Location: Tuttlingen Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Fatalities: 12
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Right wing structural failure from a stress fracture aggravated by turbulence; investigators also cited defective construction and welding in the wing and engine mount structure combined with engine vibration
Swissair's newly delivered Curtiss Condor II CH 170 was flying Zurich to Berlin when, after crossing into Germany at about 3,000 metres, it entered a thunderstorm with turbulence. Its right wing broke off and the aircraft fell into a forest near Tuttlingen and burned, killing all 12 people on board.