| Date: | Tuesday 2 March 1948 |
| Time: | 21:14 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-3C |
| Owner/operator: | Sabena |
| Registration: | OO-AWH |
| MSN: | 43154 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1947 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 20 / Occupants: 22 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | London Airport (LHR) -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Brussel-Zaventem Airport (BRU/EBBR) |
| London Airport (LHR/EGLL) |
Visibility was 200yds when DC-3 OO-AWH approached London. The aircraft crashed just after completing a Ground Controlled Approach.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Misjudgement on the part of the pilot when endeavouring to land at night in conditions of very low visibility."
Sources:
Flight International 11 March 1948 (p.280)
List of passengers and crew on board OO-AWH
Location
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