Douglas DC-2 crash, Apr 20, 1936, Zwolle Overijssel
Douglas DC-2 accident on April 20, 1936 near Zwolle Overijssel, Netherlands with no fatalities. Cause: Navigation failure in low visibility, radio loss...
- Date: April 20, 1936
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-2
- Location: Zwolle Overijssel, Netherlands
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Navigation failure in low visibility, radio loss and low fuel led to the emergency landing.
The Douglas DC 2 OK AIA of CLS was flying the inaugural Prague to Amsterdam service. Unable to find Schiphol in night low cloud, and with its radio lost after a battery failure and fuel running low, the captain made an emergency landing in a wheat field at Doornspijk near Elburg. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.