H-NABP
Flight / Schedule
H-NABP
Aircraft
De Havilland DH.9Registration
H-NABP
MSN
H9196
Year of Manufacture
1921
Date
September 2, 1921 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Waalhaven (Rotterdam) South Holland
Region
Europe • Netherlands
Coordinates
51.8919°, 4.4409°
Crash Cause
Technical failure
Narrative Report
On September 2, 1921 at 12:00 AM, H-NABP experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.9, operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines - Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij, with the event recorded near Waalhaven (Rotterdam) South Holland.
The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.
1 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.
Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is technical failure. En route, the engine caught fire and the pilot elected to make an emergency landing in Waalhaven, south of Rotterdam. The aircraft crashed and was damaged beyond repair and the pilot escaped unhurt. This was the first official accident involving an aircraft of the Dutch National carrier KLM since its creation in 1919. Crew: H. Wende, pilot.
Aircraft reference details include registration H-NABP, MSN H9196, year of manufacture 1921.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 51.8919°, 4.4409°.
Fatalities
Total
0
Crew
0
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
En route, the engine caught fire and the pilot elected to make an emergency landing in Waalhaven, south of Rotterdam. The aircraft crashed and was damaged beyond repair and the pilot escaped unhurt. This was the first official accident involving an aircraft of the Dutch National carrier KLM since its creation in 1919. Crew: H. Wende, pilot.
Cause: Technical failure
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
1
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
1
Fatality Rate
0.0%
Known people on board: 1
Operational Details
Flight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Europe • Netherlands
Aircraft Details
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