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A Lockheed L-749A Constellation, F-BAZZ, was destroyed when it crashed into the side of Mont Le Cimet (3020 m), 80 km northwest of Nice, France. All 33 passengers and nine crew members were killed. Among the passengers a famous French violinist, Jacques Thibaud.
The airplane operated on an Air France service from Paris to Saigon. En route stops were planned at Nice (NCE), Beirut (BEY), Baghdad, Karachi (KHI) and Calcutta (CCU).
The airplane had initiated its descent for Nice when it struck the mountainside. Investigators concluded that the flight had deviated from the planned course for unknown reasons. The flight to Nice was planned via Montélimar, 150 km west of Mont Le Cimet. Over Montélimar it should have turned southeast for Nice.
» Disaster in the air / Edgar A. Haine
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| Date: | mardi 1 septembre 1953 |
| Heure: | 23:30 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Lockheed L-749A Constellation |
| Compagnie: | Air France |
| Immatriculation: | F-BAZZ |
| Numéro de série: | 2674 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1951 |
| Heures de vol: | 6504 |
| Moteurs: | 4 Wright R-3350 (749C18BD1) Cyclone |
| Equipage: | victimes: 9 / à bord: 9 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 33 / à bord: 33 |
| Total: | victimes: 42 / à bord: 42 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Détruit |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | Mont Le Cimet ( France)
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| Élévation des lieux de l'accident: | 2870 m (9416 feet) amsl |
| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Transport de Passagers Nat. |
| Aéroport de départ: | Paris-Orly Airport (ORY/LFPO), France |
| Nice Airport (NCE/LFMN), France | |
| Numéro de vol: | AF147 |
A Lockheed L-749A Constellation, F-BAZZ, was destroyed when it crashed into the side of Mont Le Cimet (3020 m), 80 km northwest of Nice, France. All 33 passengers and nine crew members were killed. Among the passengers a famous French violinist, Jacques Thibaud.
The airplane operated on an Air France service from Paris to Saigon. En route stops were planned at Nice (NCE), Beirut (BEY), Baghdad, Karachi (KHI) and Calcutta (CCU).
The airplane had initiated its descent for Nice when it struck the mountainside. Investigators concluded that the flight had deviated from the planned course for unknown reasons. The flight to Nice was planned via Montélimar, 150 km west of Mont Le Cimet. Over Montélimar it should have turned southeast for Nice.
Sources:
» Photos of the accident scene at Le Cimet in 2009» Disaster in the air / Edgar A. Haine
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Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Paris-Orly Airport et Nice Airport est de 671 km (419 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
La distance entre Paris-Orly Airport et Nice Airport est de 671 km (419 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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