Fokker F8

Historical safety data and incident record for the Fokker F8 aircraft.

Safety Rating

10/10

Total Incidents

5

Total Fatalities

1

Incident History

Finnish Air Force - Suomen Ilmavoimat

Oripää Finland Proper

The aircraft departed Oripää Airport bound for Turku with a crew of three and one wounded soldier on board. Shortly after take off, at least one engine failed. The aircraft stalled and crashed in a wooded area located in Latva, some 5 km of the airport. While the aircraft was destroyed, all three crew members were unhurt and the soldier was later transferred to the hospital.

Venezuelan Government

Uruyén Bolívar

The crew was performing a search flight following the abduction of Captain Cardona Puig by local Indians. Pilot landed with a tail wind and was unable to stop the aircraft on the remaining distance. The aircraft overrun and came to rest in flames in a ditch. The fire was quickly extinguished, all four occupants were uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. It was recovered in 2001 and ferried to The Netherlands by the Aviadome Musuem.

Malert - Magyar-Szoviet Legiforgalmi Tarseaag

Debrecen Hajdú-Bihar

Crashed in unknown circumstances.

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines - Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij

Nigtevecht Utrecht

Following an uneventful flight from Malmö with an intermediate stop in Hamburg, the crew started the descent to Schiphol Airport when the right engine failed at a height of 150-200 meters. The pilot tried to maintain a safe altitude on one engine but he should eventually resign himself to make an emergency landing. On final, while trying to increase power on the left engine, the aircraft rolled to the left and hit the ground before coming to rest in an field. While all 11 occupants were injured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

August 22, 1927 1 Fatalities

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines - Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij

Sevenoaks Kent

Ten minutes after takeoff from Croydon Airport, while approaching Sevenoaks, the pilot encountered severe vibrations when the aircraft sharply banked to the right. He elected to trim the aircraft without success. The twin engine machine stalled and crashed in a wooded area located in Sevenoaks. The flight engineer J. Brunklaus was killed while all 10 other occupants were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.

Safety Profile

Reliability

Reliable

This rating is based on historical incident data and may not reflect current operational safety.

Primary Operators (by incidents)

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines - Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij2
Finnish Air Force - Suomen Ilmavoimat1
Malert - Magyar-Szoviet Legiforgalmi Tarseaag1
Venezuelan Government1