Southend – Rotterdam

On December 28, 1962 at 10:55 AM, Southend – Rotterdam experienced a crash involving Aviation Traders ATL-98 Carvair, operated by Channel Air Bridge, with the event recorded near Rotterdam South Holland.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

18 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 17 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 5.6%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 14, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was completing a visual approach to Rotterdam-Zestienhoven Airport in conditions of snow (visibility 1460 m). During the final approach the landing gear struck a 6 feet high dyke located 800 feet short of the runway threshold. The plane bounced and struck the ground heavily 200 feet further on. The right was sheared off and the aircraft crashed upside down in a snow covered field. The captain was killed and the copilot was seriously injured. Two other crew members were injured while all 14 passengers were unhurt.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-ARSF, MSN 3/18339, year of manufacture 1962.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 51.9725°, 4.0087°.