- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | December 09, 1936 |
Time: | 1030 |
Location: | Croydon, England |
Operator: | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Croydon - Amsterdam |
AC Type: | Douglas DC-2-115E |
Registration: | PH-AKL |
cn / ln: | 1358 |
Aboard: | 17 (passengers:13 crew:4) |
Fatalities: | 15 (passengers:12 crew:3) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The aircraft crashed into houses while attempting to take off in heavy fog. A stewardess and the radio operator survived. Aircraft designer Juan de la Cierva killed. Pilot error. Piilot did not maintain directional control of the aircraft and abort the takeoff |
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