Narrative:
Shortly after takeoff from Amsterdam (AMS) an elevator control cable failed. The pilot lost control and the airplane struck terrain. One crew member was killed.
The airplane operated on a mail flight from Amsterdam, the Netherlands to Paris-le Bourget, France with en route stops at Rotterdam-Waalhaven Airport, Antwerp en Brussels.
» Opsomming van de bekende ongevallen en incidenten in 1930 / H. Dekker
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 9 July 1930 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: | Farman F.63bis Goliath |
| Operator: | SGTA - Société Générale des Transports Aériens |
| Registration: | F-ADFQ |
| MSN: | 42 |
| First flight: | 1921 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Aalsmeer ( Netherlands)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Amsterdam-Schiphol Municipal Airport (AMS/EHAM), Netherlands |
| Rotterdam-Waalhaven Airport, Netherlands |
Shortly after takeoff from Amsterdam (AMS) an elevator control cable failed. The pilot lost control and the airplane struck terrain. One crew member was killed.
The airplane operated on a mail flight from Amsterdam, the Netherlands to Paris-le Bourget, France with en route stops at Rotterdam-Waalhaven Airport, Antwerp en Brussels.
Sources:
» Le Farman «Goliath» / par Gérard Hartmann» Opsomming van de bekende ongevallen en incidenten in 1930 / H. Dekker
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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 Amsterdam-Schiphol Municipal Airport to Rotterdam-Waalhaven Airport as the crow flies is 52 km (33 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Amsterdam-Schiphol Municipal Airport to Rotterdam-Waalhaven Airport as the crow flies is 52 km (33 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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