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Crash of a Koolhoven FK.43 in Vlissingen: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 10, 1939 at 1620 LT
Type of aircraft:
Koolhoven FK.43
Operator:
Registration:
PH-AJK
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
City
Schedule:
Haamstede - Amsterdam
MSN:
4305
YOM:
1933
Location:
Vlissingen
Zeeland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Two student pilots and one instructor departed Haamstede Airfield on a training flight to Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport. While flying over the city of Vlissingen at a very low height, the pilot-in-command initiated a turn when the airplane stalled and crashed on a boulevard, bursting into flames. All three occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
It is believed that the airplane stalled while flying at low height and low speed. According to witnesses, the engine sound seems to be very low.

Ground accident of a Fokker F7b/3m in Haamstede

Date & Time: Jul 15, 1936 at 1500 LT
Type of aircraft:
Fokker F7
Operator:
Registration:
PH-AEZ
Flight Phase:
Taxiing
Flight Type:
Ferry
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Haamstede - Rotterdam
MSN:
5122
YOM:
1929
Location:
Haamstede
Zeeland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
As the weather conditions were deteriorating, the board of the Dutch National Company KLM decided to move the aircraft that was parked in Haamstede to a safe place in Rotterdam, and asked three technicians to do so. While taxiing, the aircraft was caught by strong winds, went out of control and came to rest upside down. All three occupants were uninjured and the aircraft named 'Zwaluw' was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Caught by strong winds while taxiing.
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