Belgium

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Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar

Schedule:

Chièvres - Chièvres

MSN:

11082

YOM:

1952

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Aircraft flight hours:

2794

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The airplane left Chièvres Airbase with a second C-119 registered CP-23 for a local combined training exercise. While flying in the vicinity of the airfield, both aircraft collided and crashed in a field located in Montignies-lez-Lens, some 6 km east of the airbase. Both aircraft were destroyed and all 13 crew members were killed.
Crew CP-23:
Cpt Jules Gerard,
Cpt Albert Vermeerbergen,
Cdt André Bolle,
Adj Gilbert Deneef,
S/Maj David Vandemeersche
Crew CP-25:
Sgt José Decaigny,
Adj Alfred Donckier,
Cpt Yvan Passchiersens,
Sgt Camille Bauvois,
Adj Gilbert François,
Adj Romeo Decot,
Sgt Raoul Depoorter,
S/Maj Florimont Delroeux.

Crash of a Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar in Montignies-lez-Lens: 5 killed

Date & Time: Dec 12, 1961 at 0845 LT

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CP-23

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Landing (descent or approach)

Schedule:

Chièvres - Chièvres

MSN:

10951

YOM:

1952

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Aircraft flight hours:

2478

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The airplane left Chièvres Airbase with a second C-119 registered CP-25 for a local combined training exercise. While flying in the vicinity of the airfield, both aircraft collided and crashed in a field located in Montignies-lez-Lens, some 6 km east of the airbase. Both aircraft were destroyed and all 13 crew members were killed.
Crew CP-23:
Cpt Jules Gerard,
Cpt Albert Vermeerbergen,
Cdt André Bolle,
Adj Gilbert Deneef,
S/Maj David Vandemeersche
Crew CP-25:
Sgt José Decaigny,
Adj Alfred Donckier,
Cpt Yvan Passchiersens,
Sgt Camille Bauvois,
Adj Gilbert François,
Adj Romeo Decot,
Sgt Raoul Depoorter,
S/Maj Florimont Delroeux.

Crash of a Miles M.57 Aerovan IV in Spa

Date & Time: Jun 25, 1961

Type of aircraft:

Miles M.57 Aerovan

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OO-MAP

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Private

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Landing (descent or approach)

MSN:

6397

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Crashed on landing for unknown reason. All four occupants were uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Boeing 707-329 in Brussels: 73 killed

Date & Time: Feb 15, 1961 at 1005 LT

Type of aircraft:

Boeing 707

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Registration:

OO-SJB

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Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Schedule:

New York – Brussels

MSN:

17624

YOM:

1959

Flight number:

SN548

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Captain / Total flying hours:

15384

Captain / Total hours on type:

21.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

16231

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Aircraft flight hours:

3038

Circumstances:

Following an uneventful transatlantic flight from New York, the crew started the approach to runway 20 at Brussels-Zaventem Airport. On short final, while at an altitude of 900 feet, the crew raised the landing gear, increased engine power and made a go around. The plane made three 360° turns to the left and climbed to 1,500 feet. During these turns the bank angle increased more and more until the aircraft was in a near vertical bank. The wings then leveled, followed by an abrupt pitch up. The 707 lost speed, started to spiral rapidly towards the ground nose down, crashed and caught fire. All 72 occupants were killed as well as one farmer working in the field. Among the passengers were 17 members of the US National Hockey Team who were flying to Prague to take part to the World Championship.

Probable cause:

Having carried out all possible reasonable investigations, the Commission concluded that the cause of the accident had to be looked for in the material failure of the flying controls. However, while it was possible to advance certain hypotheses regarding the possible causes, they could not be considered entirely satisfactory. Only the material failure of two systems could lead to a complete explanation, but left the way open to an arbitrary choice because there was not sufficient evidence to corroborate it. The FAA commented that the most plausible hypothesis was a malfunction of the stabilizer adjusting mechanism permitting the stabilizer to run to the 10.5° nose-up position.

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Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford II at Beauvechain AFB

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1959

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O-25

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Takeoff (climb)

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Beauvechain - Beauvechain

MSN:

4170

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The tire on the right main gear burst during takeoff roll. The right main gear collapsed and the aircraft veered off runway to the right before coming to rest. Both pilots were unhurt while the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Failure of the right main gear after the tire burst during takeoff.

Crash of a Vickers 610 Viking 1B in Kamershoek

Date & Time: Oct 17, 1958 at 1210 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers Viking

Operator:

Deutsche Flugdienst

Registration:

D-BELA

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London – Düsseldorf

MSN:

250

YOM:

1947

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The crew departed London-Heathrow Airport at 1001LT on a cargo flight to Düsseldorf, Germany. The flight proceeded normally until halfway roughly between Dover and Wulpen. At this time, at an altitude of 7,000 feet, the crew perceived some hiccups in the right engine. The boost fluctuated and the RPM varied /- 50 revolutions/min. The captain assumed that it was caused by icing, activated carburetor heaters and gave some brief shots of alcohol. After these actions the situation seemingly became normal. Just before reaching Wulpen, the right hand engine boost fell to 25". The oil pressure fell to 60 - 70 psi (normal pressure is 80 psi). The cylinder temperature was normal. The captain decided to shut down the engine and feather the prop. The crew contacted Brussels and were cleared to descend and divert to Brussels Airport. The pilot manoeuvred around some rain showers during the descent towards Brussels. At 11:55 local time the flight reported at 1500 feet, and almost at the Mackel beacon. The flight crew were not able to maintain altitude so the captain decided to restart the no. 2 engine. He instructed the copilot to carry out the restart. The copilot failed to use a checklist while performing the actions to restart the engine. A few minutes later the crew noticed that the right engine was on fire. Three fire extinguishing bottles were fired, but the fire was not contained. The captain then carried out an emergency descent. The airplane came down in a field next to the village of Kamershoek. It burst into flames after the three crew members exited the plane.
Source:
https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19581017-1

Probable cause:

- The incident that led the captain to stop the right engine and feather the corresponding propeller has not been clarified.
- The captain could not maintain altitude on one engine in flight, while the AFM indicated that it was possible, especially as the aircraft was below its maximum weight. The fact of operating with the remaining engine at a boost of 33" and later 44" was allowed, while maintaining temperature, power was reduced below the required value.
- The restart of the engine without complying with the formal procedure sparked a fire that required the emergency landing.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford II at Florennes AFB

Date & Time: Aug 21, 1958

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O-12

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

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Florennes - Florennes

MSN:

821

YOM:

1940

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During the takeoff roll, the twin engine aircraft went out of control, veered off runway and came to rest. Both pilots were uninjured while the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford II in Liège

Date & Time: Jun 12, 1958

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Registration:

O-11

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

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Schedule:

Liège - Liège

MSN:

3257

YOM:

1941

Location:

Liège

Country:

Belgium

Region:

Europe

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During the takeoff roll, the left main gear collapsed. The airplane went out of control, veered off runway and came to rest. Both crew members were uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Undercarriage collapsed during takeoff roll.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford II in Braine-l'Alleud

Date & Time: Dec 20, 1957

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