NLM CityHopper Flight 431

NLM CityHopper Flight 431

The crash site of NLM Flight 431
Accident
Date	6 October 1981
Summary	Structural failure in severe turbulence[1]: 183
Site	Moerdijk, near Rotterdam Airport, Netherlands 51°42′N 4°31′E / 51.700°N 4.517°E / 51.700; 4.517
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Fokker F-28-4000
Aircraft name	Eindhoven
Operator	NLM CityHopper
Registration	PH-CHI
Flight origin	Rotterdam Airport
Stopover	Eindhoven Airport
Destination	Hamburg Airport
Occupants	17
Passengers	13
Crew	4
Fatalities	17
Survivors	0
Ground casualties
Ground fatalities	1

NLM CityHopper Flight 431 refers to a Fokker F-28-4000, registration PH-CHI, that was due to operate an international scheduled Rotterdam–Eindhoven–Hamburg passenger service. On 6 October 1981, the aircraft encountered a tornado on the first leg, minutes after taking off from Rotterdam Airport, and crashed 15 miles (24 km) south-southeast of Rotterdam. All 17 occupants of the aircraft – 13 passengers and 4 crew members– died in the accident.^{[1]: 183 [2]}