Berlin – Amsterdam

On November 14, 1938 at 06:41 PM, Berlin – Amsterdam experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-3, operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines - Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij, with the event recorded near Amsterdam North 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.

19 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 13 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 31.6%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 14, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. On approach to Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport by night, the aircraft christened 'Ijsvogel' hit the ground at full power, slid for 125 meters and came to rest on across a ditch. The aircraft was destroyed, four crew members and two passengers were killed while all 13 other occupants were injured. Crew: J. J. E. Duimelaar, pilot, † A. van Gemeren, copilot, † A. J. van Huut, engineer, † C. J. W. Surber, radio operator, † B. Eys, steward. Passengers: R. G. Clyman, W. A. Fairclough, L. St. C. Ingrams, J. Miller, M. Schneider Desnitzky-Kirchbach, † A. Silberstein, M. Silberstein, I. V. Weideman, P. O. H. Weideman, B. Weideman-Marx, † F. Winter, M. Winter, F. Zimmerman.

Aircraft reference details include registration PH-ARY, MSN 2021, year of manufacture 1938.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 52.3418°, 4.8234°.