Narrative:
The Fokker F.XII, named "Leeuwerik", struck a mountain (Enkenberg) in a snow storm.
The aircraft operated KLM Flight 676 from Prague to Rotterdam via Leipzig and Essen. The flight crew was flying at low altitude in poor weather conditions. The pilot likely attempted to remain visual with the ground. After entering a valley the aircraft entered an area of heavy snowfall with a visibility of about 80 m. The aircraft could not get out of the valley and hit the side of a mountain.
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
accident date: 06-04-1935
type: Fokker F.XII
registration: PH-AFL
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 6 April 1935 |
| Time: | 15:18 |
| Type: | Fokker F.XII |
| Operator: | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines |
| Registration: | PH-AFL |
| MSN: | 5242 |
| First flight: | 1930 |
| Engines: | 3 Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp C |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 15 km (9.4 mls) E of Brilon ( Germany)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Leipzig Airport (LEJ/EDDP), Germany |
| Essen-Mülheim Airfield (ESS/EDLE), Germany | |
| Flightnumber: | KL676 |
The Fokker F.XII, named "Leeuwerik", struck a mountain (Enkenberg) in a snow storm.
The aircraft operated KLM Flight 676 from Prague to Rotterdam via Leipzig and Essen. The flight crew was flying at low altitude in poor weather conditions. The pilot likely attempted to remain visual with the ground. After entering a valley the aircraft entered an area of heavy snowfall with a visibility of about 80 m. The aircraft could not get out of the valley and hit the side of a mountain.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
» Opsomming van de bekende ongevallen en incidenten in 1935 / H.DekkerPhotos
accident date: 06-04-1935
type: Fokker F.XII
registration: PH-AFL
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Leipzig Airport to Essen-Mülheim Airfield as the crow flies is 365 km (228 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Leipzig Airport to Essen-Mülheim Airfield as the crow flies is 365 km (228 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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