ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 342215
| Date: | Monday 14 November 1938 |
| Time: | 18:41 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-3-194D |
| Owner/operator: | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines |
| Registration: | PH-ARY |
| MSN: | 2021 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1938 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 19 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Amsterdam-Schiphol Municipal Airport (AMS) -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Berlin-Tempelhof Airport (THF/EDBB) |
| Amsterdam-Schiphol Municipal Airport (AMS/EHAM) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Douglas DC-3 passenger plane, operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was destroyed when it struck terrain while on approach to Amsterdam-Schiphol Municipal Airport (AMS), the Netherlands. There were five crew members and 14 passengers on board. Four crew members and two passengers died in the accident.
The airplane, named "IJsvogel", took off from Berlin-Tempelhof Airport (THF), Germany at 16:27 on a flight to Amsterdam-Schiphol.
While on approach the airplane flew into terrain at cruise speed. It skidded 125 meters before coming to rest across a ditch.
The investigators were not able to determine the cause of the accident. Technical problems and weather circumstances were ruled out.
Sources:
Opsomming van de bekende ongevallen en incidenten in 1938 / Herman Dekker
Location
Images:
photo (c) ANP / J.D. Noske; Amsterdam-Schiphol Municipal Airport (AMS); 14 November 1938; (CC:by-nc-nd)
photo (c) ANP / J.D. Noske; Amsterdam-Schiphol Municipal Airport (AMS); 14 November 1938; (CC:by-nc-nd)
photo (c) ANP / H. Sagers; Amsterdam-Schiphol Municipal Airport (AMS); 14 November 1938; (CC:by-nc-nd)
photo (c) ANP / J.D. Noske; Amsterdam-Schiphol Municipal Airport (AMS); 14 November 1938; (CC:by-nc-nd)
photo (c) Stadsarchief Amsterdam; in flight; 1938; (publicdomain)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jan-2024 20:42 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative] |
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