Status: | |
Datum: | Donnerstag 23 Juni 1949 |
Zeit: | 10:55 |
Flugzeugtyp: | Lockheed L-749-79-33 Constellation |
Fluggesellschaft: | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines |
Kennzeichen: | PH-TER |
Werknummer: | 2541 |
Baujahr: | 1947 |
Triebwerk: | 4 Wright R-3350 (749C18BD1) Cyclone |
Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 11 / Insassen: 11 |
Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 22 / Insassen: 22 |
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)
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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", operated on a round trip from Amsterdam, the Netherlands to Batavia (now Jakarta, Indonesia) and back. The aircraft operated the final leg of the return flight when it took off from Cairo, Egypt, at 05:08 hours.
It crossed the Mediterranean Sea and proceeded along the Adriatic shoreline of Italy.
According to eyewitnesses the tail section separated from the fuselage and the Constellation broke up in flight. The wreckage fell into the sea just off Bari.
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Opsomming van de bekende ongevallen en incidenten in 1949
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accident date:
23-06-1949type: Lockheed L-749-79-33 Constellation
registration: PH-TER
Map
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).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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.