Junkers W.34 crash, Mar 4, 1938 (1 killed), Ambato Tungur...
Junkers W.34 accident on March 4, 1938 near Ambato Tungurahua, Ecuador with 1 fatality. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain.
- Date: March 4, 1938
- Aircraft: Junkers W.34
- Location: Ambato Tungurahua, Ecuador
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain
On a solo mail flight from Quito to Guayaquil, the Junkers W 34 struck the slopes of Mount Chimborazo southwest of Ambato. The German pioneer Fritz Hammer, founder of SEDTA, was killed and the aircraft was destroyed.