Narrative:
Convair CV-240 "Paulus Potter" taxied to runway 05 for takeoff. The airplane accelerated down the runway and after a ground run of 700 m, the captain rotated the plane. After flap retraction at a height of about 60 feet and a speed of 145 mph, the airplane started to lose height. The captain closed the throttles and belly landed on the runway. The airplane slid 200 m down the runway, continued past the threshold, crossed a road and came to rest in a field. Many spectators were present on the road and two girls were killed as the airplane crossed the road.
accident date: 25-05-1953
type: Convair CV-240-4
registration: PH-TEI
accident date: 25-05-1953
type: Convair CV-240-4
registration: PH-TEI
accident date: 25-05-1953
type: Convair CV-240-4
registration: PH-TEI
accident date: 25-05-1953
type: Convair CV-240-4
registration: PH-TEI
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 25 May 1953 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: |  Convair CV-240-4 |
| Operator: | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines |
| Registration: | PH-TEI |
| MSN: | 125 |
| First flight: | 1948 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7104 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 28 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 34 |
| Ground casualties: | Fatalities: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport (AMS) ( Netherlands)
|
| Crash site elevation: | -3 m (-10 feet) amsl |
| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport (AMS/EHAM), Netherlands |
| Paris (unknown airport), France |
Convair CV-240 "Paulus Potter" taxied to runway 05 for takeoff. The airplane accelerated down the runway and after a ground run of 700 m, the captain rotated the plane. After flap retraction at a height of about 60 feet and a speed of 145 mph, the airplane started to lose height. The captain closed the throttles and belly landed on the runway. The airplane slid 200 m down the runway, continued past the threshold, crossed a road and came to rest in a field. Many spectators were present on the road and two girls were killed as the airplane crossed the road.
Sources:
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accident date: 25-05-1953
type: Convair CV-240-4
registration: PH-TEI
accident date: 25-05-1953
type: Convair CV-240-4
registration: PH-TEI
accident date: 25-05-1953
type: Convair CV-240-4
registration: PH-TEI
accident date: 25-05-1953
type: Convair CV-240-4
registration: PH-TEI
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