ASN Aircraft accident Douglas DC-3C OO-AWH London Airport (LHR)
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Status:
Date:Tuesday 2 March 1948
Time:21:14 UTC
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas DC-3C
Operator:Sabena
Registration: OO-AWH
MSN: 43154
First flight: 1947
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Crew:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Passengers:Fatalities: 17 / Occupants: 19
Total:Fatalities: 20 / Occupants: 22
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:London Airport (LHR) (   United Kingdom)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:International Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Brussel-Zaventem Airport (BRU/EBBR), Belgium
Destination airport:London Airport (LHR/EGLL), United Kingdom
Narrative:
Visibility was 200yds when DC-3 OO-AWH approached London. The aircraft crashed just after completing a Ground Controlled Approach.

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSE: "Misjudgement on the part of the pilot when endeavouring to land at night in conditions of very low visibility."

Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Ground

Sources:
» Flight International 11 March 1948 (p.280)
» List of passengers and crew on board OO-AWH


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Distance from Brussel-Zaventem Airport to London Airport as the crow flies is 348 km (217 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.
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