Incident Overview

Date: Wednesday 28 July 1937
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-2-115L
Owner/operator: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Registration Number: PH-ALF
Location: near Beert – ÿ Belgium
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 15 / Occupants: 15
Component Affected: Aircraft cabinAircraft cabin
Category: Accident
A KLM Douglas DC-2, operated on a passenger route from Amsterdam to Paris, crashed near Beert, Belgium, resulting in the deaths of all fifteen passengers. The aircraft, designated ‘Flamingo,’ was en route with a stop in Brussel, Belgium. The flight began at 10:30 hours, reaching an altitude of approximately 1200 meters and then descending rapidly, impacting a field. Initial investigation suggests a possible fire in the cabin before the crash, with significant wreckage found at a considerable distance from the main impact site. An emergency exit hatch was discovered at 3 kilometers from the impact.A KLM Douglas DC-2, operated on a passenger route from Amsterdam to Paris, crashed near Beert, Belgium, resulting in the deaths of all fifteen passengers. The aircraft, designated ‘Flamingo,’ was en route with a stop in Brussel, Belgium. The flight began at 10:30 hours, reaching an altitude of approximately 1200 meters and then descending rapidly, impacting a field. Initial investigation suggests a possible fire in the cabin before the crash, with significant wreckage found at a considerable distance from the main impact site. An emergency exit hatch was discovered at 3 kilometers from the impact.

Description

A Douglas DC-2, operated by KLM, was destroyed when it impacted terrain near Beert, Belgium. All fifteen on board were killed. The aircraft, named “Flamingo”, operated on a regular passenger service from Amsterdam, Netherlands to Paris, France with an en route stop at Brussel, Belgium. At Brussel-Haren Airport two passengers deplaned and nine passengers boarded for the next leg to Paris. The flight took off about 10:30 hours and climbed to an altitude of about 1200 meters. It entered a descent at an increasing rate until the aircraft impacted a field. The cause of the crash could not be established. It was considered very likely that a fire of unknown origin had developed in the cabin prior to the accident. Several parts of the aircraft were found at a considerable distance from the main wreckage. An emergency exit hatch was found at 3 km from the main impact site.

Primary Cause

Possible fire in the cabin prior to the crash.Possible fire in the cabin prior to the crash.

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