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Crash: Ju-Air JU52 at Piz Segnas on Aug 4th 2018, impacted terrain


A Ju-Air Junkers JU-52 ("Tante Ju", "Auntie Ju"), registration HB-HOT performing a flight from Locarno to Dubendorf (Switzerland) with 17 passengers and 3 crew, impacted terrain near N46.9022 E9.2247 and came to rest at an elevation of about 2540 meters/8330 feet near Martinsloch/Piz Segnas (Switzerland) at about 16:50L (14:50Z). A Rescue and Recovery operation has been initiated. No survivors have been located.

Local Police confirmed a Junkers aircraft crashed at Piz Segnas, no further details are known, 5 helicopters have been dispatched for rescue and recovery. Police later added, the wreckage is at an elevation of 2540 meters at the western flank of Piz Segnas. A flight restriction to protect rescue and recovery operation was issued.

In the morning of Aug 5th 2018 local police confirmed HB-HOT of Ju-Air was involved in the accident and announced a press conference at 14:00L (12:00Z).

Ground observers watched the aircraft flying in the area over Obersaxen (Switzerland) south of Piz Segnas and estimated they were flying at 11,000 feet.


Ju-Air confirmed the accident stating on their website: "Accident 4th August 2018: We have the sad duty to announce that one of our Ju-52 aircraft had a accident today. At the moment, no further information is available."

The aircraft had performed a flight from Dubendorf to Locarno on Aug 3rd 2018 and was about to return to Dubendorf.

Mode-S Data show HB-HOT departing and climbing through 4500 feet between 14:20Z and 14:25Z.

A weather station at Crap Masegn (Elevation 2500 meters), about 3.5nm southwest of Martinsloch, reported winds from the north gusting up to 25 knots.

A NOTAM reports a new rope way cable has been erected at an elevation of 2251 meters/7385 feet MSL about 100 meters/330 feet AGL on Aug 3rd 2018 about 1.3nm south of the crash site (see possibly related NOTAM below).

Related NOTAM:
LS W1440/18
B)2018AUG04 1610 C)2018AUG05 2359 EST
E)TEMPO R-AREA ESTABLISHED AT SEGNASPASS RADIUS 9.3 KM
(465408N0091329E RADIUS 5.0 NM). DUE TO RESCUE MISSION, ENTRY
PROHIBITED FOR CIV ACFT EXC HEL EMERG MEDICAL SER (HEMS).
F)GND
G)FL130

Possibly related NOTAM:
LS B0866/18
B)2018AUG03 0551 C)2018SEP07 2359 EST
E)ROPEWAY CABLE 1.7KM SSE SEGNASP. MARKED, LGTD, LEN 699M, 465238N0091407E, 100.0M / 328.1FT AGL, 2251.0M / 7385.0FT AMSL.


The wreckage seen from rescue helicopters



Map (Graphics: AVH/Google Earth):

https://avherald.com/h?article=4bbf2069&opt=1024