Aviation Traders ATL-98 Carvair crash, Dec 28, 1962 (1 killed)
Aviation Traders ATL-98 Carvair accident on December 28, 1962 near Rotterdam South Holland, Netherlands with 1 fatality. Cause: The commander flew the...
- Date: December 28, 1962
- Aircraft: Aviation Traders ATL-98 Carvair
- Location: Rotterdam South Holland, Netherlands
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The commander flew the final stage of the approach below the normal glide path with insufficient engine power, so the aircraft hit a dyke short of the runway at a high rate of descent.
A Channel Air Bridge Carvair on a scheduled Southend to Rotterdam service struck a dyke short of the runway threshold while landing at Rotterdam Zestienhoven in snow. It bounced, struck the ground heavily and crashed upside down in a snow covered field, killing the captain.