Narrative:
Left engine failed on takeoff; hit light tower in attempt to return to the airport; left wing cut off.
The airplane operated on a flight from London to Amsterdam via Rotterdam.
» Opsomming van de bekende ongevallen en incidenten in 1931 / H. Dekker
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 4 August 1931 |
| Time: | 12:10 |
| Type: |  Fokker F.IX |
| Operator: | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines |
| Registration: | PH-AFK |
| MSN: | 5241 |
| First flight: | 1930 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 13 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 15 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Rotterdam-Waalhaven Airport ( Netherlands)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Rotterdam-Waalhaven Airport, Netherlands |
| Amsterdam-Schiphol Municipal Airport (AMS/EHAM), Netherlands |
Left engine failed on takeoff; hit light tower in attempt to return to the airport; left wing cut off.
The airplane operated on a flight from London to Amsterdam via Rotterdam.
Sources:
» aviacrash.nl» Opsomming van de bekende ongevallen en incidenten in 1931 / H. Dekker
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Map
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 Rotterdam-Waalhaven Airport to Amsterdam-Schiphol Municipal Airport as the crow flies is 52 km (33 miles).
Distance from Rotterdam-Waalhaven Airport to Amsterdam-Schiphol Municipal Airport as the crow flies is 52 km (33 miles).
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