Crash of a Douglas DC-3F in Malmö: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 9, 1947
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
SE-BAY
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Amsterdam – Malmö
MSN:
19559
YOM:
1944
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
On approach to Malmö-Bulltofta Airport, the aircraft was too high on the glide. Instead of making a go around, the captain decided to nose down, increase engine power and landed at high speed. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, the aircraft overran and hit an embankment before coming to rest. The aircraft was destroyed, a crew member was killed while four others were seriously injured.
Probable cause:
Wrong approach configuration.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-90-DL in Amsterdam: 26 killed

Date & Time: Nov 14, 1946 at 0715 LT
Operator:
Registration:
PH-TBW
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Croydon – Amsterdam
MSN:
20122
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
21
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
26
Circumstances:
On approach to Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport, the crew was forced to make a go around due to poor visibility caused by night and bad weather conditions. A second attempt to land was abandoned as well. During the third attempt to land, the captain realized that his position to the runway was wrong and initiated a sharp turn to the left when the aircraft impacted the runway surface and crashed, bursting into flames. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and all 26 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
It is believed that the approach configuration was wrong. Poor weather conditions were considered as a contributory factor.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-80-DL in Prague

Date & Time: Nov 9, 1946 at 1736 LT
Operator:
Registration:
OK-XDG
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Amsterdam – Prague
MSN:
19535
YOM:
1944
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
13
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On approach to Prague, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and was forced to make a go around. During the next hour, four other attempts to land were aborted. Finally, the captain informed ATC that he was short of fuel and was forced to make an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in a field located in Dobrovíz, two km north of the airfield. All 18 occupants were evacuated, two of them (both crew members) were injured. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair. The ETA in Prague was 1535LT and the accident occurred at 1736LT. The crew of a Pan Am Constellation who should land in Prague decided to continue to Brussels due to poor weather conditions.
Photo: http://www.planes.cz/lite/fc47.php
Probable cause:
Forced landing due to fuel shortage.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-25-DK in Shere

Date & Time: Nov 6, 1946 at 0845 LT
Operator:
Registration:
PH-TBO
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Amsterdam – Croydon
MSN:
13638
YOM:
1944
Location:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
15
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The aircraft entered the London Control Zone when QBI conditions (compulsory IFR conditions) were in force. When the pilot estimated that he flew over the Croydon MF beacon, he had actually passed it two or three minutes earlier. He continued to fly on a westerly course for three or four minutes until receiving instructions that he was next to land, and that the landing direction was 120 degrees M. The aircraft then began to descend again and after receiving several QDM's the pilot turned on to the course for Croydon. The pilot levelled out at an indicated altitude of 1,200 feet and the undercarriage was lowered. Almost immediately after, whilst still flying in cloud, the aircraft struck the tops of trees and crashed. The pilot had set the altimeter to the sea level pressure instead of airfield pressure. Consequently the aircraft's height would be about 230 feet lower than that indicated by the altimeter.
Source:
http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19461106-0
Probable cause:
Flying into high ground in conditions of low cloud and poor visibility. This must be attributed to errors on the part of the pilot who, preparatory to landing at Croydon Airport in QBI conditions.
Failed to navigate his aircraft with sufficient degree of care to avoid high ground when descending through cloud.
During the descent misinterpreted the height of the aircraft as indicated by his altimeter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Amsterdam: 7 killed

Date & Time: Dec 20, 1942 at 2111 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R5512
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Woodhall Spa - Woodhall Spa
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Woodhall Spa at 1808LT on an operation to Duisburg. Over Amsterdam, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Amsterdam Noord. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O William Norman Eales, pilot,
Sgt James Donald, flight engineer,
Sgt Sydney Victor Deed, navigator,
P/O Milton Alexander Harper, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Arthur Mortimer, wireless operator,
Sgt Roy Henry Bambury, air gunner,
Sgt George Henderson, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near Amsterdam

Date & Time: Sep 30, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
X9884
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Stradishall - Stradishall
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Stradishall in the evening of September 29 on an operation to Stettin. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Lansdmeer, in the north outskirts of Amsterdam. All six crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Harry Critchley,
Sgt Jarvis Isted Burbridge,
Sgt David Frederick Cooper,
Sgt James William Barnes Follit,
Sgt Leslie Hancock,
Sgt Albert Norman Jones.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Amsterdam: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 8, 1941 at 0559 LT
Operator:
Registration:
AD936
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
North Luffenham - North Luffenham
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF North Luffenham in the evening of September 7 on an operation to Berlin. Over the target area, it was hit by the German Flak and a fuel leak ensued. Two crew members bailed out, one became PoW and the second was killed. While returning to base and flying over the Netherlands, the airplane ran out of fuel and the pilot made an emergency landing in a field located in Buikslotermeer, in the suburb of Amsterdam. Both crew members became PoW as well.
Crew:
Sgt Ivor Roderick Fraser, †
P/O Peter Stevens,
Sgt Harry Thompson,
Sgt Alan Wakefield Payne.
Probable cause:
Shot down

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Amsterdam: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1940 at 2052 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L8754
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Wattisham - Wattisham
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wattisham at 1750LT to bomb the Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport. While approaching the target, it was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed in Sloten en Riekerpolder, northeast of the airport. Two crew members were killed and a third became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Thomas Clare Prescott, pilot,
Sgt Harold Kenyon, observer,
Sgt Vincent Joseph Swallow, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Amsterdam: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1940 at 2025 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N3593
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Wattisham - Wattisham
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wattisham at 1650LT to bomb the Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport. While approaching the target, it was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed in Sloten en Riekerpolder, northeast of the airport. Two crew members were killed and a third became PoW.
Crew:
F/O. J. W. D. Stephens, pilot,
Sgt William John Barrett, observer, †
Sg. Peter Edward Frederick Adams, wireless operator and air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Miles M.3B Falcon Six in Amsterdam: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 3, 1936 at 1900 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
OE-DVH
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Vienna - Basel - Amsterdam
MSN:
232
YOM:
1935
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
On approach to Schiphol Airport, at a height between 100 and 300 meters, the single engine aircraft stalled and spiraled to the ground. It was destroyed by impact forces and both occupants were killed.
Owner and pilot:
Adrianes Johannes van Hengel.
Passenger:
Godwin von Brumowski, famous Austrian pilot.
Probable cause:
It appears the center of gravity was outside the envelope at the time of the accident and in excess of nearly 30% to the rear.