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| Date: | Friday 14 May 1948 |
| Time: | 17:00 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-54A Skymaster |
| Owner/operator: | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines |
| Registration: | PH-TLW |
| MSN: | 7455 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 42 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Geneva |
| Amsterdam, Schiphol | |
| Investigating agency: | RvdL |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Right main landing gear collapsed. The aircraft was repaired.
Sources:
https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/documenten/rapporten/2023/03/22/bijlage-3-inventaris-van-de-archieven-rvdl-en-bvoi-2-16-107
https://www.airhistory.net/photo/457805/PH-TLW
https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?query=Schiphol&page=1&sortfield=date&cql%5B%5D=%28date+_gte_+%2215-05-1948%22%29&coll=ddd&redirect=true&identifier=ABCDDD:010880733:mpeg21:a0001&resultsidentifier=ABCDDD:010880733:mpeg21:a0001&rowid=7
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Aug-2024 17:23 | ASN | Added |
| 03-Oct-2024 06:13 | Justanormalperson | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Oct-2024 07:04 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
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