Unfallbericht:
The DC-4 was on a flight from Brussels, Belgium to New York, USA, with intermediate stops at Shannon, Ireland and Gander, Newfoundland (now, Canada). The aircraft crashed in bad weather. Reportedly, the pilot attempted to carry out a visual approach to Gander by trying to descend below the clouds. Since the cloud base was about ground level, the airplane descended into trees. It crashed and broke up.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot did not carry out the appropriate approach procedure for landing in bad weather conditions."
» Herman De Wulf
» Tragedy and Rescue - Sabena Airlines Crash, Gander Newfoundland, 1946
accident date: 18-09-1946
type: Douglas DC-4-1009
registration: OO-CBG
accident date: 18-09-1946
type: Douglas DC-4-1009
registration: OO-CBG
accident date: 18-09-1946
type: Douglas DC-4-1009
registration: OO-CBG
accident date: 18-09-1946
type: Douglas DC-4-1009
registration: OO-CBG
accident date: 18-09-1946
type: Douglas DC-4-1009
registration: OO-CBG
accident date: 18-09-1946
type: Douglas DC-4-1009
registration: OO-CBG
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| Status: | |
| Datum: | Mittwoch 18 September 1946 |
| Zeit: | 07:42 UTC |
| Flugzeugtyp: |  Douglas DC-4-1009 |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Sabena |
| Kennzeichen: | OO-CBG |
| Werknummer: | 42986 |
| Baujahr: | 1946 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 6 / Insassen: 7 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 21 / Insassen: 37 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 27 / Insassen: 44 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | 35 km (21.9 Meilen) SW of Gander, NL ( Kanada)
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| Flugphase: | Annäherung (APR) |
| Betriebsart: | Internationaler Linienflug |
| Flug von: | Shannon Airport (SNN/EINN), Irland |
| Gander Airport, NL (YQX/CYQX), Kanada |
The DC-4 was on a flight from Brussels, Belgium to New York, USA, with intermediate stops at Shannon, Ireland and Gander, Newfoundland (now, Canada). The aircraft crashed in bad weather. Reportedly, the pilot attempted to carry out a visual approach to Gander by trying to descend below the clouds. Since the cloud base was about ground level, the airplane descended into trees. It crashed and broke up.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot did not carry out the appropriate approach procedure for landing in bad weather conditions."
Informationsquelle:
» Air Britain Casualty compendium (pt. 44)» Herman De Wulf
» Tragedy and Rescue - Sabena Airlines Crash, Gander Newfoundland, 1946
Fotos
accident date: 18-09-1946
type: Douglas DC-4-1009
registration: OO-CBG
accident date: 18-09-1946
type: Douglas DC-4-1009
registration: OO-CBG
accident date: 18-09-1946
type: Douglas DC-4-1009
registration: OO-CBG
accident date: 18-09-1946
type: Douglas DC-4-1009
registration: OO-CBG
accident date: 18-09-1946
type: Douglas DC-4-1009
registration: OO-CBG
accident date: 18-09-1946
type: Douglas DC-4-1009
registration: OO-CBG
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Distance from Shannon Airport to Gander Airport, NL as the crow flies is 3156 km (1972 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Shannon Airport to Gander Airport, NL as the crow flies is 3156 km (1972 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.
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