Incident Koolhoven FK.51 403, Wednesday 16 March 1938
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Date:Wednesday 16 March 1938
Time:13:30
Type:Koolhoven FK.51
Owner/operator:LVA
Registration: 403
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Schiphol Airport, Noord-Holland -   Netherlands
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Schiphol
Narrative:
Caught in a downdraft while landing,hit a light pole and ended up in a ditch.

Sources:

De Noord-Ooster
17-03-1938
Netherlands national archive, photo of the crash scene: http://proxy.handle.net/10648/efdc2013-f1e5-28cd-1051-14fba107fd20

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
28-Feb-2019 12:45 Cobar Added
04-Jan-2022 15:16 Hoekb03 Updated [Source, ]
13-Jun-2022 04:35 Ron Averes Updated [Location, ]

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