Accident description
Last updated: 19 June 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 12 FEB 1948 |
| Type: | Douglas C-53-DO (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Det Danske Luftfartselskab - DDL |
| Registration: | OY-DCI |
| C/n / msn: | 7330 |
| First flight: | 1942 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 17 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 21 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Ulrichstein (Germany) |
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | København-Kastrup Airport (CPH/EKCH), Denmark |
| Frankfurt International Airport (FRA/EDDF), Germany |
Crashed on approach to Frankfurt. The DC-3 carried out a flight from Copenhagen to Zurich via Frankfurt.
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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 København-Kastrup Airport to Frankfurt International Airport as the crow flies is 675 km (422 miles).
Distance from København-Kastrup Airport to Frankfurt International Airport as the crow flies is 675 km (422 miles).
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.
