Accident
Last updated: 18 May 2013
| Statuts: | Enquête Officielle |
| Date: | 03 AOU 1953 |
| Heure: | 02:28 |
| Type/Sous-type: | Lockheed L-749A Constellation |
| Compagnie: | Air France |
| Immatriculation: | F-BAZS |
| Numéro de série: | 2628 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1950 |
| Heures de vol: | 10058 |
| Moteurs: | 4 Wright 749-C18BD1 Cyclone |
| Equipage: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 8 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 4 / à bord: 34 |
| Total: | victimes: 4 / à bord: 42 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | 10 km (6.3 milles) de Fethiye (Turquie)
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| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Transport de Passagers Intern. |
| Aéroport de départ: | Roma-Ciampino Airport (CIA/LIRA), Italie |
| Beirut International Airport (BEY/OLBA), Liban | |
| Numéro de vol: | 152 |
The Constellation operated on a flight Paris-Rome-Beirut-Tehran. The flight departed Rome at 22:32 GMT bound for Beirut. At 02:10 the no. 3 engine broke away from the wing following violent vibration. Vibrations continued and altitude was lost. A forced ditching was carried out 6 miles from Fetiye point, 1,5 miles offshore.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Failure in flight of a propeller blade resulting in the separation of no.3 engine from the aircraft and loss of control of no.4 engine. The cause of the blade fracture cannot be determined." Sources:
» ICAO Accident Digest Circular 39-AN/34 (97-99)
Official accident investigation report
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Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposé destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Roma-Ciampino Airport et Beirut International Airport est de 2174 km (1359 miles).
La distance entre Roma-Ciampino Airport et Beirut International Airport est de 2174 km (1359 miles).
