ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 342299
| Date: | Wednesday 28 July 1937 |
| Time: | 10:40 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-2-115L |
| Owner/operator: | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines |
| Registration: | PH-ALF |
| MSN: | 1585/F34 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1936 |
| Engine model: | Wright GR-1820-F53 Cyclone |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 15 / Occupants: 15 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Beert -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Brussel-Haren Airport |
| Paris-Le Bourget Airport (LBG/LFPB) |
A Douglas DC-2, operated by KLM, was destroyed when it impacted terrain near Beert, Belgium. All fifteen on board were killed.
The aircraft, named "Flamingo", operated on a regular passenger service from Amsterdam, Netherlands to Paris, France with an en route stop at Brussel, Belgium. At Brussel-Haren Airport two passengers deplaned and nine passengers boarded for the next leg to Paris.
The flight took off about 10:30 hours and climbed to an altitude of about 1200 meters. It entered a descent at an increasing rate until the aircraft impacted a field.
The cause of the crash could not be established. It was considered very likely that a fire of unknown origin had developed in the cabin prior to the accident. Several parts of the aircraft were found at a considerable distance from the main wreckage. An emergency exit hatch was found at 3 km from the main impact site.
Sources:
Opsomming van de bekende ongevallen en incidenten in 1937 / Herman Dekker
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