Netherlands

The approach to Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport was completed in thick fog. The captain told the crew that if the ground was not in sight at a height of 50 meters, he would divert to Brussels. On final approach to runway 23, at a distance of 400 meters from the runway threshold, the four engine aircraft hit the ground in a flat attitude. Upon impact, the undercarriages were sheared off, the airplane crashed and came to rest in flames 300 meters short of runway threshold. All 20 occupants were evacuated safely, except for the stewardess who was seriously injured by fire.
Crew:
O. Schüpbach, pilot,
E. Bill, copilot,
E. Senn, flight engineer,
M. Rüdlinger, radio operator,
M. Hutmacher, stewardess.

The Catalina flying boat was the first of six to be handed over from the US Navy to the Dutch Navy, MLD. It was ferried to the Aviolanda factory and landed in the Oude Maas River off Papendrecht. The Catalina drifted to the right after touchdown landing, so the pilot added power on the right engine that failed to respond immediately. The pilot then added full power on both engines in order to go around. Before it was able to lift off, the Catalina struck the ground, ran onto solid ground and sustained substantial damage. All three crew members were uninjured but the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair.
Source & photos: ASN & H. Dekker.

The crew was performing a cargo flight from Stavanger to Groningen with a load of lobsters. On approach to Groningen-Eelde Airport, the crew encountered communication problems and was unable to locate the airport due to foggy conditions. The pilot then decided to divert to Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport. But on approach to the capital city, the crew encountered poor weather conditions as well and was forced to abandon the approach. A second attempt to land was abandoned as well and the pilot made a go around. During the third approach, he tried to descent under the cloud layer when the airplane hit the ground, lost its undercarriage, hit a caravan and came to rest on a drainage ditch. Both occupants were unhurt while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. It was reported there were 15 liters of fuel remaining in the tanks at the time of the accident.

The crew consisting of one instructor and four pilots under supervision was completing a local training mission in Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport. In flight, the crew voluntarily shot down an engine and continued the instruction program on one engine only. Few seconds later, the operative engine failed. The aircraft stalled and crashed in flames on the bank of a canal. The aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire and all five crew members were killed.

On final approach to runway 23, while at a height of 500 meters and with an indicated speed of 160 km/h about 500 meters from the runway threshold, the flight engineer reported to the captain that flaps were selected to 3/4 and that the speed was a bit low. The captain did not react and continued the approach in such configuration. Once the aircraft passed over the perimeter road, the captain ordered full flaps and throttle down. The engineer then selected full flaps and slowly retarded the power lever when the aircraft lost height, hit tree tops and hit the ground 175 meters short of the runway threshold. It rolled for several yards and hit a ditch before coming to rest. While all 27 occupants were evacuated safely, the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair due to severe structural damages.

The crew was engaged in a local training flight on this brand new aircraft that was delivered to KLM last April 22. After several touch and goes completed without any issues, the instructor decided to perform a takeoff with the engine number one voluntarily inoperative. Ready for departure on runway 23, the crew increased power on all four engines and started the takeoff procedure. At a speed of 137 km/h, the captain started the rotation and the nose wheel left the ground. At a speed of 169 km/h, the instructor decided to reduce the power on the engine number one and pull the power lever to the back. At this moment, the aircraft was still on the ground and slightly deviated from the runway center line to the left. The captain tried to counteract this with the tail when the right main gear left the ground. Due to the presence of obstacles ahead, the instructor decided to increase power on the engine number one that oversped. The left wing dropped and hit a rocky wall, causing the aircraft to stall and crash into a ditch. All five crew members were injured while the aircraft was destroyed.

While approaching Leeuwarden, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with heavy rain falls and a cloud base at 100 meters. Unable to locate the airport, the captain decided to make a go around and increased engine power. Shortly later, while flying over the city of Leeuwarden, the aircraft hit with its left wing the church of Saint Bonifatius which is 70 meters high. Three meters of the left wing were sheared off. The captain reduced his altitude in an attempt to make an emergency landing and completed a belly landing in a field. The aircraft skidded for several yards and hit three successive ditches before coming to rest with both propellers sheared off. All 15 occupants were unhurt while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

While performing a training flight in the area of Soesterberg AFB, the aircraft suffered a double engine failure. The crew attempted to make an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in a field and was destroyed. All three crew members were slightly injured.

The crew was engaged in a combined exercise with another RNAF Anson registered D-21 and carrying a crew of six as well. After takeoff from the Gilze-Rijen AFB, while in initial climb, both aircraft collided and crashed in a field. They were totally destroyed and all 12 crew members were killed.

The crew was engaged in a combined exercise with another RNAF Anson registered D-22 and carrying a crew of six as well. After takeoff from the Gilze-Rijen AFB, while in initial climb, both aircraft collided and crashed in a field. They were totally destroyed and all 12 crew members were killed.