OK-WDB
Flight / Schedule
OK-WDB
Aircraft
Douglas DC-3Registration
OK-WDB
MSN
9503
Year of Manufacture
1943
Date
January 25, 1947 at 11:41 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Phase
Parking
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Crash Location
Croydon Surrey
Region
Europe • United Kingdom
Coordinates
51.3734°, -0.1020°
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On January 25, 1947 at 11:41 AM, OK-WDB experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-3, operated by CSA Czech Airlines - Ceskoslovenské Státní Aerolinie, with the event recorded near Croydon Surrey.
and the reported phase was parking at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.
0 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated.
Crew on board: 0, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. Parked on the apron and subject to a maintenance control by two technicians, the aircraft was destroyed by fire after being hit by a Spencer Airways C-47 registered VP-YFD that crashed on takeoff. Both technicians were slightly injured.
Aircraft reference details include registration OK-WDB, MSN 9503, year of manufacture 1943.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 51.3734°, -0.1020°.
Fatalities
Total
0
Crew
0
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
Parked on the apron and subject to a maintenance control by two technicians, the aircraft was destroyed by fire after being hit by a Spencer Airways C-47 registered VP-YFD that crashed on takeoff. Both technicians were slightly injured.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
0
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
—
Known people on board: 0
Operational Details
Flight Phase
Parking
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Region / Country
Europe • United Kingdom