Last updated: 11 April 2021
| Statuts: | |
| Date: | jeudi 14 novembre 1946 |
| Heure: | ca 18:50 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Douglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3) |
| Compagnie: | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines |
| Immatriculation: | PH-TBW |
| Numéro de série: | 20122 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1944 |
| Heures de vol: | 2019 |
| Moteurs: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 5 / à bord: 5 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 21 / à bord: 21 |
| Total: | victimes: 26 / à bord: 26 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Détruit |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport (AMS) ( Pays-Bas)
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| Élévation des lieux de l'accident: | -3 m (-10 feet) amsl |
| Phase de vol: | En approche (APR) |
| Nature: | Transport de Passagers Intern. |
| Aéroport de départ: | London-Croydon Airport (-/-), Royaume Uni |
| Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport (AMS/EHAM), Pays-Bas |
A Douglas C-47A, operating a passenger service from London-Croydon Airport, crashed while on final approach to Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport, killing all 26 on board.
Visibility at Schiphol Airport was limited due to fog. The captain circled the airport three times without acquiring visual contact with the ground. He likely then observed the runway and airport lights. Not being lined up with runway 23, the pilot made a steep left-hand turn. The aircraft then struck the ground in a 65° pitch and 45° left hand bank attitude.
Flight testing of the DC-3 aircraft had shown it was vulnerable during low speed steep turns, as the aircraft could enter an asymmetrical stall.
Probable Cause:
It was a.o. concluded that the captain was not sufficiently familiar with the specific flight characteristics of the DC-3 during low speed turns. Also, the captain was to sufficiently proficient in carrying out approaches and landings in the given weather circumstances.
Sources:
» Dakota : DC-3/C47's onder Nederlandse vlag» The Civil Aircraft Registers of the Netherlands / H. Dekker
Photos
accident date: 14-11-1946
type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: PH-TBW
accident date: 14-11-1946
type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: PH-TBW
Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre London-Croydon Airport et Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport est de 349 km (218 miles).
La distance entre London-Croydon Airport et Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport est de 349 km (218 miles).
Les informations ci-dessus ne représentent pas l'opinion de la 'Flight Safety Foundation' ou de 'Aviation Safety Network' sur les causes de l'accident. Ces informations prélimimaires sont basées sur les faits tel qu'ils sont connus à ce jour.
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Douglas DC-3
- ca 13.000 built
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