Rotterdam - Eindhoven - Hamburg

On October 6, 1981 at 05:12 PM, Rotterdam - Eindhoven - Hamburg experienced a crash involving Fokker F28 Fellowship, operated by NLM - Nederlandse Luchtvaart Maatschappij, with the event recorded near Moerdijk North Brabant.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a plain, valley crash site.

17 people were known to be on board, 17 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 13, passenger fatalities: 13, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. During the preflight briefing, about 44 minutes prior to takeoff, the crew was informed about the presence of a low pressure area south of Rotterdam with thunderstorm activity and turbulences. At 1704LT, the airplane took off from Rotterdam Airport and climbed to the south according to departure routes. At 1709LT, the crew noticed heavy rainfall and thunderstorms on the weather radar and was cleared to change heading to avoid this area. Three minutes later, the airplane entered a zone of heavy altitude downdrafts and updrafts with severe turbulences, which resulted in loads on the airframe increasing to +6.8 G and -3,2 G. These excessive G loads compromised the structural integrity of the aircraft and especially the right wing from which a large portion separated. From an altitude of 3,000 feet, the airplane entered a dive and disintegrated while crashing on a highway crossing near Moerdijk. All 17 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration PH-CHI, MSN 11141, year of manufacture 1979.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 51.6890°, 4.5876°.