- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: October 06, 1937
Time: 1225
Location: Palembang, Netherlands Indies
Operator: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Flight #: ?
Route: Palembang - Singapore
AC Type: Douglas DC-3
Registration: PH-ALS
cn / ln: 1940
Aboard: 11   (passengers:7  crew:4)
Fatalities: 4   (passengers:1  crew:3)
Ground: 0
Summary: While in initial climb, the left engine failed. The crew decided to return for a safe landing but the aircraft hit tree tops, stalled and crashed. Bronislaw Hubermann, celibrated Polish violinist was sightly injured. The aircraft was named "Specht".
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