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| Date: | Tuesday 25 June 1957 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-6B |
| Owner/operator: | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines |
| Registration: | PH-DFK |
| MSN: | 43552 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Recife -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | |
| Recife | |
| Investigating agency: | RvdL |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Wingtip hit wingtip of a Swissair DC-6B HB-IBI, while taxiing.
Sources:
https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/documenten/rapporten/2023/03/22/bijlage-3-inventaris-van-de-archieven-rvdl-en-bvoi-2-16-107
https://www.hdekker.info/Nieuwe%20map/1957.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Aug-2024 17:23 | ASN | Added |
| 22-Nov-2024 13:04 | Cobar | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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