Amsterdam – Copenhagen – Stockholm
Flight / Schedule
Amsterdam – Copenhagen – Stockholm
Aircraft
Douglas DC-3Registration
PH-TCR
MSN
14034/25479
Year of Manufacture
1944
Date
January 26, 1947 at 03:32 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Takeoff (climb)
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Crash Location
Copenhagen-Kastrup Hovedstaden
Region
Europe • Denmark
Coordinates
55.6309°, 12.6492°
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On January 26, 1947 at 03:32 PM, Amsterdam – Copenhagen – Stockholm experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-3, operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines - Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij, with the event recorded near Copenhagen-Kastrup Hovedstaden.
The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.
22 people were known to be on board, 22 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 16, passenger fatalities: 16, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. Less than one minute after takeoff from Kastrup Airport, while climbing to a height of 200 feet with a 40 km/h wind from the northeast, the aircraft nosed down and crashed in a huge explosion in a snow covered field located 1,000 meters from the airport. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and all 22 occupants were killed, among them Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden, grandson of the King Gustaf V, and the US singer Grace Moore. Crew: G. J. Geysendorffer, pilot, G. J. Rietman, copilot, S. M. A. Pijnenburg, radio operator, W. Brandenburg, radio operator, W. A. van Bommel, flight engineer, H. Hoek, steward.
Aircraft reference details include registration PH-TCR, MSN 14034/25479, year of manufacture 1944.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 55.6309°, 12.6492°.
Fatalities
Total
22
Crew
6
Passengers
16
Other
0
Crash Summary
Less than one minute after takeoff from Kastrup Airport, while climbing to a height of 200 feet with a 40 km/h wind from the northeast, the aircraft nosed down and crashed in a huge explosion in a snow covered field located 1,000 meters from the airport. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and all 22 occupants were killed, among them Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden, grandson of the King Gustaf V, and the US singer Grace Moore. Crew: G. J. Geysendorffer, pilot, G. J. Rietman, copilot, S. M. A. Pijnenburg, radio operator, W. Brandenburg, radio operator, W. A. van Bommel, flight engineer, H. Hoek, steward.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
6
Passengers On Board
16
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 22
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Amsterdam – Copenhagen – Stockholm
Flight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Takeoff (climb)
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Region / Country
Europe • Denmark
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