Crash of a Fokker-Grulich F3 off Valkeveen
Date & Time:
Aug 4, 1928
Operator:
Registration:
D-489
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Amsterdam – Hanover
MSN:
1555
YOM:
1924
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Few minutes after takeoff from Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport, while flying bound to the east in poor weather conditions, the engine lost power. The pilot decided to ditch the aircraft named 'Etsch' in the Gooi Lake off Valkeveen. The pilot was rescued while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Engine power loss.
