Amsterdam – Rotterdam – Croydon

On June 21, 1926 at 12:00 AM, Amsterdam – Rotterdam – Croydon experienced a crash involving Fokker F7, operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines - Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij, with the event recorded near Hythe Kent.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 5 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: 4, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While overflying The Channel and approaching the British coast, the engine failed. The pilot was able to ditch the airplane few dozen metres offshore. All five occupants evacuated safely and were quickly rescued by local people who brang the aircraft back to the beach. The aircraft was later considered as damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration H-NACL, MSN 4841, year of manufacture 1925.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 50.8698°, -1.3983°.