Narrative:
On takeoff engine no. 2 failed at low altitude due to mishandling. "Ekster" dove into ground next to farm, struck a dyke and caught fire.
» aviacrash.nl
accident date: 09-12-1938
type: Lockheed 14-WF62 Super Electra
registration: PH-APE
accident date: 09-12-1938
type: Lockheed 14-WF62 Super Electra
registration: PH-APE
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 9 December 1938 |
| Time: | 11:20 |
| Type: |  Lockheed 14-WF62 Super Electra |
| Operator: | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines |
| Registration: | PH-APE |
| MSN: | 1413 |
| First flight: | 1938 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 323 |
| Engines: | 2 Wright GR-1820 Cyclone |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Amsterdam-Schiphol Municipal Airport (AMS) ( Netherlands)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Amsterdam-Schiphol Municipal Airport (AMS/EHAM), Netherlands |
| Amsterdam-Schiphol Municipal Airport (AMS/EHAM), Netherlands |
On takeoff engine no. 2 failed at low altitude due to mishandling. "Ekster" dove into ground next to farm, struck a dyke and caught fire.
Sources:
» Opsomming van de bekende ongevallen en incidenten in 1938 / Herman Dekker» aviacrash.nl
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accident date: 09-12-1938
type: Lockheed 14-WF62 Super Electra
registration: PH-APE
accident date: 09-12-1938
type: Lockheed 14-WF62 Super Electra
registration: PH-APE
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