Accident
Last updated: 21 May 2013
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | 02 MAR 1948 |
| Hora: | 21:14 UTC |
| Tipo: | Douglas DC-3D |
| Operador: | Sabena |
| Registración: | OO-AWH |
| Numéro de série: | 43154 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1947 |
| Motores: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 3 / Ocupantes: 3 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 17 / Ocupantes: 19 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 20 / Ocupantes: 22 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | London-Heathrow Airport (LHR) (Reino Unido)
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| Fase: | Aproximación (APR) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Internacional Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Brussel-Zaventem Airport (BRU/EBBR), Bélgica |
| London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL), Reino Unido |
Visibility was 200yds when DC-3 OO-AWH approached London. The aircraft crashed just after completing a Ground Controlled Approach.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Misjudgement on the part of the pilot when endeavouring to land at night in conditions of very low visibility." Fuentes:
» Flight International 11.3.1948 (p.280)
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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 Brussel-Zaventem Airport to London-Heathrow Airport as the crow flies is 348 km (217 miles).
Distance from Brussel-Zaventem Airport to London-Heathrow 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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Douglas DC-3
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- ca 13.000 built
- 61st worst accident (a la hora)
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