Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Datum: | dinsdag 3 augustus 1954 |
Type: | Lockheed L-1049C Super Constellation |
Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Air France |
Registratie: | F-BGNA |
Constructienummer: | 4510 |
Bouwjaar: | 1953 |
Aantal vlieguren: | 2479 |
Motoren: | 4 Wright R-3350 (972TC18DA1) |
Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 8 |
Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 29 |
Totaal: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 37 |
Schade: | Afgeschreven |
Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Plaats: | Preston City, CT ( Verenigde Staten)
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Fase: | Landing (LDG) |
Soort vlucht: | Internationale lijnvlucht |
Vliegveld van vertrek: | Paris-Orly Airport (ORY/LFPO), Frankrijk |
Vliegveld van aankomst: | New York-Idlewild International Airport, NY (IDL/KIDL), Verenigde Staten |
Vluchtnummer: | AF075 |
Beschrijving:The ILS approach to New York-Idlewild Airport was discontinued because of unexpected heavy turbulence, heavy rain and low ceiling. The crew then elected to divert to Boston. Fuel exhaustion then forced the flight crew to carry out a belly landing in a field. The Constellation burned out.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Inadequate in-flight planning, in that the captain did not make a firm selection of a suitable airport within range of the fuel remaining at the time of the missed approach, necessitating an off-airport landing."
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | CAB |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Accident number: | final report | Download report: | Final report
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Bronnen:
» ICAO Accident Digest, Circular 47-AN/42 (131-139)
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Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft
niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Paris-Orly Airport en New York-Idlewild International Airport, NY bedraagt 5791 km (3619 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.