NLM Cityhopper Flight 431
| NLM Cityhopper Flight 431 | |
|---|---|
 The unlucky machine in 1979 at the Euroairport |
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| Accident summary | |
| Accident type | Structural failure |
| place | near Moerdijk , Netherlands
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| date | October 6, 1981 |
| Fatalities | 17th |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type |
Fokker F28-4000
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| operator |
NLM CityHopper
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| Mark |
PH-CHI
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| Surname | Eindhoven |
| Departure airport |
Rotterdam Airport , Netherlands
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| Stopover |
Eindhoven Airport , Netherlands
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| Destination airport |
Hamburg Airport , BR Germany
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| Passengers | 13 |
| crew | 4th |
| Lists of aviation accidents | |
NLM Cityhopper flight 431 (flight number: HN431 ) was a scheduled flight of the Dutch airline NLM CityHopper from Rotterdam to Hamburg with a stopover in Eindhoven . On October 6, 1981, a Fokker F28-4000 crashed after being hit by a tornado . All 17 people on board died in the accident.
plane
The machine was a Fokker F28 Fellowship 4000 , which since its first delivery on January 12, 1979 and its subsequent delivery to NLM CityHopper, had completed 4,485 flight hours and 5997 take-offs and landings. The machine was christened Eindhoven . It had the serial number 11141 and the aircraft registration PH-CHI . The twin- engine, short - haul aircraft was equipped with two Rolls-Royce Spey 555-15P engines.
Weather data
During the inquiry of the weather situation, which took place 44 minutes before take-off, the pilots of the Fokker were informed that strong thunderstorms with cumulonimbus clouds at a height of (1200 feet) 370 meters above the ground and wind speeds of 15 to 25 knots (approx . 28/46 km / h) in a south-south-westerly direction were to be expected. The visibility at Rotterdam Airport was 5 kilometers.
Flight history
The flight was to go from Rotterdam to Hamburg , with a stopover at Eindhoven Airport . At 5:04 p.m. local time, the plane took off from Rotterdam. At 17:09, the pilots were shown heavy rain with thunderstorms on the weather radar . The crew received clearance to fly around the storm front.
the accident
While the machine was flying through clouds, it got caught in a tornado at 5:12 p.m. The machine was then exposed to loads between +6.8 g and −3.2 g. The right wing was bent upwards, followed by a strong downward pull. These loads were above the load limits for which the wings of the Fokker F28 were designed. A large piece of the wing broke off with a tremendous backward and upward movement. Then there was a loss of control. The upper side of the fuselage hit a railway bridge. All 17 people on board were killed.
swell
- Aircraft accident report in the Aviation Safety Network
- F.28 Fellowship verongelukt bij Moerdijk, aviacrash.nl (Dutch)
- Final report (Dutch)
Coordinates: 51 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ N , 4 ° 31 ′ 0 ″ E