Historical Events tagged with "Moerdijk"
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Accidents & Tragedies
NLM CityHopper Flight 431 crash in Moerdijk
October 6th, 1981 43 years ago
NLM CityHopper Flight 431, a commuter flight, took off from Rotterdam The Hague Airport en route to Brussels but tragically crashed in Moerdijk shortly after departure. All 17 people on board, including passengers and crew members, lost their lives in the incident. The cause of the crash was later attributed to a malfunction in the aircraft's control systems. The event raised significant concerns regarding aviation safety protocols and led to reviews of flight operations in the Netherlands.
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