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| Date: | Sunday 6 December 1931 |
| Time: | c. 05:46 |
| Type: | Fokker F.VIIb/3m |
| Owner/operator: | KLM (Royal Dutch Airlines) |
| Registration: | PH-AFO |
| MSN: | 5236 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bangkok -
 Thailand
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Bangkok airport |
| Rangoon airport | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The overhead cockpit hatch was not closed; the Fokker "Ooievaar" didn't gain enough height on takeoff. It barely climbed and the undercarriage struck a dam. The airplane stalled and crashed.
Only the radio-operator (Gysbert van Zadelhoff, 23) survived. He died in the crash of the DC-2 "Uiver" three years later.
Sources:
http://www.aviacrash.nl/paginas/ooievaarbkk.htm
hdekker.info
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 February 1931 | PH-AFO | KLM (Royal Dutch Airlines) | 0 | Popelin |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2008 10:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Apr-2011 13:08 | TB | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Apr-2011 13:10 | TB | Updated [Source] |
| 01-May-2020 18:17 | TB | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-May-2024 18:33 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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