| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | February 04, 1952 |
| Time: | 1207 |
| Location: | Kikwit, Belgian Congo |
| Operator: | Sabena |
| Flight #: | 425 |
| Route: | Costermansville - Leopoldville |
| AC Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Registration: | OO-CBN |
| cn / ln: | 13450 |
| Aboard: | 15 (passengers:13 crew:3) |
| Fatalities: | 15 (passengers:13 crew:3) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | In-flight failure of a propeller which damaged control cables causing loss of control of the aircraft. The control cables in the fuselage were sheared by the right propeller which broke loose following a shaft failure caused by the sudden stopping of the engine caused by fatigue failure of No. 6 piston lug. |
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