Narrative:
The aircraft broke-up in mid-air over Soest. Four crew members (Capt Joseph Vanden Eynde, co-pilot André Edmond Moulin, radio operator Jozef Baus, mechanic Charles Deleusse) and 16 passengers died.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 10 October 1938 |
| Type: | Sabca Savoia-Marchetti S.73P |
| Operator: | Sabena |
| Registration: | OO-AGT |
| MSN: | 4 |
| First flight: | |
| Engines: | 3 Gnome-Rhône 14K Mistral Major |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 16 / Occupants: 16 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 20 / Occupants: 20 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Soest ( Germany)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Düsseldorf Airport (DUS/EDDL), Germany |
| Berlin (airport unknown), Germany |
The aircraft broke-up in mid-air over Soest. Four crew members (Capt Joseph Vanden Eynde, co-pilot André Edmond Moulin, radio operator Jozef Baus, mechanic Charles Deleusse) and 16 passengers died.
Classification:
Loss of control
Sources:
» Belgian Civil Aircraft since 1920 / J.Appleton and A. Thys, 1980 (ISBN 0 904597 25 3)Photos
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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