Vliegtuigongeval op 14 OCT 1953 met Convair CV-240-12 OO-AWQ - Frankfurt International Airport (FRA)
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Datum:woensdag 14 oktober 1953
Tijd:15:20
Type:Silhouette image of generic CVLP model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Convair CV-240-12
Luchtvaartmaatschappij:Sabena
Registratie: OO-AWQ
Constructienummer: 154
Bouwjaar: 1949
Bemanning:slachtoffers: 4 / inzittenden: 4
Passagiers:slachtoffers: 40 / inzittenden: 40
Totaal:slachtoffers: 44 / inzittenden: 44
Schade: Vernield
Gevolgen: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Plaats:ca 1 km N of Frankfurt International Airport (FRA) (   Duitsland)
Fase: Initiële klim (ICL)
Soort vlucht:Internationale lijnvlucht
Vliegveld van vertrek:Frankfurt International Airport (FRA/EDDF), Duitsland
Vliegveld van aankomst:Brussel-Zaventem Airport (BRU/EBBR), België
Beschrijving:
Crashed near Kelsterbach shortly after takeoff following loss of engine power.

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSE: "The loss of power may be attributed to the heavy deposit of lead on the sparking plugs. During takeoff, as the plugs warmed up, circuit was formed by the metal deposits, resulting in the short circuiting of the plugs. There was nothing to show any other contributory causes. A contributory cause of the crash may have been the pilot's decision to continue the takeoff, and the probable retraction of the landing flaps at extensively low speed and low altitude, unless the loss of power by both engines in the phase immediately before the crash was so great that the disaster was unavoidable. There is no evidence that the lead coating process in the sparking plugs occurred suddenly. The investigation showed that the process had been continuous. It was not possible to determine, from the data available, whether the periods specified by the makers of the engines for overhaul of plugs should be considered adequate in all cases."



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Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Frankfurt International Airport en Brussel-Zaventem Airport bedraagt 301 km (188 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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Convair CV-240

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