ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 556
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| Date: | Wednesday 11 August 1937 |
| Time: | 16:30 |
| Type: | Koolhoven FK-52 |
| Owner/operator: | Koolhoven |
| Registration: | PH-AMZ |
| MSN: | 5201 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Soesterberg AFB, Utrecht -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Soesterberg |
| Soesterberg | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Airframe failure in flight,while in a dive lost part of the canopy hitting the tail and elevator.
Was on a demonstration flight for the air force. A Swiss instructor and engineer, Alfred Baumann, and a mechanic killed. Seems the pilot tried to land the airplane, that stalled at 100mt. of altitude.
Sources:
http://www.hdekker.info/Nieuwe%20map/1937.htm
De Zuid-Willemsvaart
12-08-1937
Jenaer Volksblatt 12 August 1937
Interavia, 1937
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2008 10:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Feb-2019 13:37 | Cobar | Updated [Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-May-2019 11:24 | Cobar | Updated [Time] |
| 08-Apr-2020 16:38 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Jun-2022 07:03 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 03-Apr-2024 16:35 | zerocinquanta | Updated [Source, Narrative, Category] |
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