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Safety history
July 12, 1949AccidentHull loss
The crew encountered poor weather conditions and low visibility while on approach to Bombay-Santa Cruz Airport. On final, the four engine aircraft christened 'Franeker' was too low and hit the slope of the Ghatkopar hill (240 meters high) located about 5 km from the runway 23 threshold. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 45 occupants were killed, among them 13 American journalists. Crew: Arnoldus Marcelis (Chris) van de Vaart, captain, Cornelis L. van Kooy, pilot, Pieter Zeeman, pilot,
Lockheed L-749 Constellation · 45 fatalities
The Board was of the opinion that two successive errors of judgment were committed by the pilot. These were as follows: - He initiated a landing procedure at an aerodrome with which he was not acquainted, in weather conditions which were lower than the minimum prescribed for landings on that aerodrome, - Upon arrival over the aerodrome, he flew at too low… Full accident record