Narrative:
The DC-3 crashed just after takeoff following a wing failure.
Loss of control
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 18 December 1949 |
| Time: | 20:30 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-60-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Sabena |
| Registration: | OO-AUQ |
| MSN: | 10241 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Aulnay-sous-Bois ( France)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Paris-Le Bourget Airport (LBG/LFPB), France |
| Brussel-Nationaal Airport (BRU/EBBR), Belgium |
The DC-3 crashed just after takeoff following a wing failure.
Classification:
Wing failureLoss of control
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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 Paris-Le Bourget Airport to Brussel-Nationaal Airport as the crow flies is 258 km (161 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Paris-Le Bourget Airport to Brussel-Nationaal Airport as the crow flies is 258 km (161 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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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