Convair CV-240 crash, May 25, 1953 (2 killed), Amsterdam...
Convair CV-240 accident on May 25, 1953 near Amsterdam North Holland, Netherlands with 2 fatalities.
- Date: May 25, 1953
- Aircraft: Convair CV-240
- Location: Amsterdam North Holland, Netherlands
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
A KLM Convair CV-240 bound for Paris lost height in the initial climb after the flaps were retracted and stalled, then belly landed on the runway at Schiphol. The aircraft slid off, crossed a road and broke in two near a drainage ditch. All 34 occupants got out safely, but two girls on the road were killed.