Détails:
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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| Statuts: | |
| Date: | mercredi 18 septembre 1946 |
| Heure: | 07:42 UTC |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Douglas DC-4-1009 |
| Compagnie: | Sabena |
| Immatriculation: | OO-CBG |
| Numéro de série: | 42986 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1946 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 6 / à bord: 7 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 21 / à bord: 37 |
| Total: | victimes: 27 / à bord: 44 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | 35 km (21.9 milles) SW of Gander, NL ( Canada)
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| Phase de vol: | En approche (APR) |
| Nature: | Transport de Passagers Intern. |
| Aéroport de départ: | Shannon Airport (SNN/EINN), Irlande |
| Gander Airport, NL (YQX/CYQX), Canada |
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."
Sources:
» Air Britain Casualty compendium (pt. 44)» Herman De Wulf
» Tragedy and Rescue - Sabena Airlines Crash, Gander Newfoundland, 1946
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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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Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Shannon Airport et Gander Airport, NL est de 3156 km (1972 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
La distance entre Shannon Airport et Gander Airport, NL est de 3156 km (1972 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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Douglas DC-4
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