Douglas DC-6 crash, Aug 23, 1954 (21 killed), Ijmuiden No...
Douglas DC-6 accident on August 23, 1954 near Ijmuiden North Holland, Netherlands with 21 fatalities. Cause: Not determined.
- Date: August 23, 1954
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-6
- Location: Ijmuiden North Holland, Netherlands
- Fatalities: 21
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Not determined
On 23 August 1954 KLM DC-6B PH-DFO Willem Bontekoe disappeared from radar and crashed into the North Sea off IJmuiden while on approach to Amsterdam from Shannon. All 21 people on board died. Search efforts found debris about 37 km northwest of IJmuiden and less than half the aircraft was recovered.