Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 2 February 1950
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Registration Number: PH-TEU
Location: 66 km off Dutch coast [North Sea] –
ÿ Atlantic Ocean
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: Douglas C-47A aircraftDouglas C-47A aircraft
Category: Accident
A KLM Douglas C-47A aircraft, operating a scheduled return flight to London, experienced a significant incident. The flight crew reported passing the Dutch shore line at 04:40, but fifteen minutes later, a Danish ship reported a crash in flames off the coast, approximately 40 miles off the Dutch coast. The aircraft carried 188 kg of mail.A KLM Douglas C-47A aircraft, operating a scheduled return flight to London, experienced a significant incident. The flight crew reported passing the Dutch shore line at 04:40, but fifteen minutes later, a Danish ship reported a crash in flames off the coast, approximately 40 miles off the Dutch coast. The aircraft carried 188 kg of mail.
Description
A Douglas C-47A, operated by KLM, departed Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport at 04:25 on a scheduled return flight to London. The flight crew consisted of a captain, flight engineer, radio-operator and a flight attendant. Three additional pilots were on board on a flight familiarisation to London. There were no passengers on the leg to London. The cargo consisted of 188 kg of mail. Last radio contact was at 04:40 when the crew reported having passed the Dutch shore line. Fifteen minutes later the captain of a Danish ship reported that he witnessed an aircraft crashing in flames into the North Sea, 40 miles off the Dutch coast. At that location a few pieces of wreckage were retrieved.
Source of Information
http://www.hdekker.info/Nieuwe%20map/1950.htm#PH-TEUhttp://www.hdekker.info/Nieuwe%20map/1950.htm#PH-TEUPrimary Cause
Possible navigational error or miscalculation leading to a collision with another aircraft or object in the North Sea.Possible navigational error or miscalculation leading to a collision with another aircraft or object in the North Sea.Share on:
