Fokker F12 crash, Apr 6, 1935 (7 killed), Brilon North Rh...
Fokker F12 accident on April 6, 1935 near Brilon North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany with 7 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain in a...
- Date: April 6, 1935
- Aircraft: Fokker F12
- Location: Brilon North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain in a snowstorm. The German investigation found the aircraft was flying too low, and the exact cause was not established.
The KLM Fokker F.XII Leeuwerik was on a scheduled service from Prague to Rotterdam with a stop at Leipzig when it flew into a mountain near Brilon, Germany, in a heavy snowstorm. All seven people on board were killed, and the aircraft caught fire on impact and was destroyed.