Accident
Last updated: 24 May 2013
Status:
Datum:23 JUN 1949
Flugzeugtyp:Lockheed L-749-79-33 Constellation
Fluggesellschaft:KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Kennzeichen: PH-TER
Werknummer: 2541
Baujahr: 1947
Besatzung:Todesopfer: 10 / Insassen: 10
Fluggäste:Todesopfer: 23 / Insassen: 23
Gesamt:Todesopfer: 33 / Insassen: 33
Sachschaden: Zerstört
Konsequenzen: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Unfallort:1,5 km (0.9 Meilen) vom Land entfernt von Bari (Italien) show on map
Flugphase: Während des Fluges (ENR)
Betriebsart:Internationaler Linienflug
Flug von:Cairo International Airport (CAI/HECA), Ägypten
Flug nach:Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport (AMS/EHAM), Niederlande
Unfallbericht:
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).

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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