Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Sep 25, 1996 (32 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on September 25, 1996 near Den Oever, North Holland, Netherlands with 32 fatalities. Cause: A combined failure of...
- Date: September 25, 1996
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Den Oever, North Holland, Netherlands
- Fatalities: 32
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: A combined failure of the left engine and its feathering system, followed by the crew allowing airspeed to decay below stall speed; the crew's limited experience on the DC-3 in an emergency was also a factor.
A Douglas C-47 (DC-3) charter operated by the Dutch Dakota Association left Texel with 32 people on board for Amsterdam. After the left engine and its feathering system failed, the crew let the speed drop below stall speed and lost control at low altitude. The aircraft went down onto a flooded sandbank in the Wadden Sea near Den Oever, and all occupants were killed.