Incident Overview
Date: Monday 22 August 1927
Aircraft Type: Fokker F.VIII
Owner/operator: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Registration Number: H-NADU
Location: St. Julians, Sevenoaks, Kent –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 11
Component Affected: Vertical stabilizerVertical stabilizer
Category: Accident
A Fokker F.VIII passenger plane crashed near Sevenoaks, Kent, UK, resulting in the death of one crew member and the destruction of the aircraft. The incident began with a rapid descent, followed by a sharp right-hand turn, and ultimately resulted in a crash into trees. The pilot reported vibrations and a subsequent rapid descent, prompting the pilot to trim the horizontal stabilizer to arrest the descent.A Fokker F.VIII passenger plane crashed near Sevenoaks, Kent, UK, resulting in the death of one crew member and the destruction of the aircraft. The incident began with a rapid descent, followed by a sharp right-hand turn, and ultimately resulted in a crash into trees. The pilot reported vibrations and a subsequent rapid descent, prompting the pilot to trim the horizontal stabilizer to arrest the descent.
Description
A Fokker F.VIII passenger plane was destroyed in an accident near Sevenoaks, Kent, United Kingdom. One crew member was killed. Some ten minutes after takeoff from London-Croydon Airport the pilot noted vibrations which was suddenly followed by a sharp right hand turn. The airplane began to loose height quickly in a descending turn. The horizontal stabilizer was trimmed to arrest the descent rate. The pilot was not able to control the airplane, which crashed into trees. Flight engineer J.L.A.M. Brunklaus (25) was killed. It appeared that the vertical stabilizer had separated in flight.
Primary Cause
Rapid descent and loss of control due to a combination of factors, potentially including a separation of the vertical stabilizer during flight.Rapid descent and loss of control due to a combination of factors, potentially including a separation of the vertical stabilizer during flight.Share on:
