Amsterdam – London

The aircraft left Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport at 0525LT on a cargo flight to London. Fourteen minutes later, it went out of control and dove into the North Sea, about 66 km west of the Dutch coast. All seven crew members were killed. According to the testimony of a Danish boat's captain, an engine was on fire when the aircraft came down.

Flight / Schedule

Amsterdam – London

Registration

PH-TEU

MSN

13396

Year of Manufacture

1944

Date

February 2, 1950 at 05:39 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Cargo

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Crash Location

North Sea All World

Region

World • World

Crash Cause

Technical failure

Narrative Report

On February 2, 1950 at 05:39 AM, Amsterdam – London experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines - Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij, with the event recorded near North Sea All World.

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

7 people were known to be on board, 7 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 7, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The aircraft left Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport at 0525LT on a cargo flight to London. Fourteen minutes later, it went out of control and dove into the North Sea, about 66 km west of the Dutch coast. All seven crew members were killed. According to the testimony of a Danish boat's captain, an engine was on fire when the aircraft came down.

Aircraft reference details include registration PH-TEU, MSN 13396, year of manufacture 1944.

Fatalities

Total

7

Crew

7

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The aircraft left Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport at 0525LT on a cargo flight to London. Fourteen minutes later, it went out of control and dove into the North Sea, about 66 km west of the Dutch coast. All seven crew members were killed. According to the testimony of a Danish boat's captain, an engine was on fire when the aircraft came down.

Cause: Technical failure

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

7

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

100.0%

Known people on board: 7

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Amsterdam – London

Flight Type

Cargo

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Region / Country

World • World

Aircraft Details

Registration

PH-TEU

MSN

13396

Year of Manufacture

1944