Accident description
Last updated: 24 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 23 JUN 1949 |
| Type: | Lockheed L-749-79-33 Constellation |
| Operator: | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines |
| Registration: | PH-TER |
| C/n / msn: | 2541 |
| First flight: | 1947 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 23 / Occupants: 23 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 33 / Occupants: 33 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 1,5 km (0.9 mls) off Bari (Italy)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Cairo International Airport (CAI/HECA), Egypt |
| Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport (AMS/EHAM), Netherlands |
The KLM Constellation named "Roermond" was on a flight from Batavia (Jakarta) back to Amsterdam. After an intermediate stop at Cairo the airplane departed for the final leg to Amsterdam. It was flying at an altitude of about 4500 metres along the Italian coast when it lost control. The tail section reportedly separated from the fuselage and the Constellation broke up in flight. The wreckage fell into the sea just off Bari.
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Cairo International Airport to Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport as the crow flies is 3266 km (2041 miles).
Distance from Cairo International Airport to Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport as the crow flies is 3266 km (2041 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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