Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Date: | Tuesday 26 January 1937 |
Time: | 16:25 |
Type: | Sabca Savoia-Marchetti S.73P |
Operator: | Sabena |
Registration: | OO-AGR |
MSN: | 2 |
First flight: | 1936 |
Engines: | 3 Gnome-Rhône 9Kfr Mistral |
Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
Total: | Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | 10 km (6.3 mls) S of Oran-es Senia Airport (ORN) ( Algeria)
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Phase: | Approach (APR) |
Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | Colomb-Béchar Airport (CBH/DAOC), Algeria |
Destination airport: | Oran-es Senia Airport (ORN/DAOO), Algeria |
Narrative:The Sabca-built Savoia-Marchetti S.73P aircraft was destroyed when it impacted the ground to the south of Oran-es Senia Airport, Algeria.
The aircraft operated on a round trip from Belgium to Belgian Congo. It was travelling back to Belgium when the accident happened. Eyewitnesses at Oran noticed the aircraft arriving for an en route stop. The aircraft was flying at an altitude of about 1000 metres, below the clouds, when it suddenly entered a nose down attitude. It descended until it impacted terrain, killing all 12 on board.
The investigating committee did not find the cause, but weather conditions and engine problems were ruled out.
Classification:
Loss of control
Sources:
» Belgian Civil Aircraft since 1920 / J.Appleton and A. Thys, 1980 (ISBN 0 904597 25 3)
» Early Aviation Disasters / D. Gero, 2011
Follow-up / safety actions
issued 6 Safety Recommendations
Issued: -- | To: | OO-AGR (1) |
Verify the centre of gravity lines, existing baggage securement requirements and control measures to ensure that the load distribution is always in accordance with that prescribed; |
Issued: -- | To: | OO-AGR (2) |
Take measures to ensure that adequate aircraft inspection and maintenance personnel are available in the Congo and at ports of call (in number and quality); |
Issued: -- | To: | OO-AGR (3) |
Study the question of the maximum number of hours of pilotage which it is prudent not to exceed in order not to reach the limit of hazardous fatigue and provide for the use of "autopilot"; |
Issued: -- | To: | OO-AGR (4) |
Require pilots to be fastened in flight by a harness analogous to military type loop-belts in order to avoid sagging on the controls in case of discomfort. |
Issued: -- | To: | OO-AGR (5) |
Ensure that all reasonable security measures are taken for the crossing of the Mediterranean; |
Issued: -- | To: | OO-AGR (6) |
To install on board transport aircraft recording instruments enabling a better knowledge of the conditions and particularities of each voyage: altimeter, speedometer, lap counter, accelerograph. |
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does
not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Colomb-Béchar Airport to Oran-es Senia Airport as the crow flies is 465 km (291 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.