Flugunfall 25 AUG 1954 einer Lockheed L-749 Constellation F-BAZI - Gander Airport, NL (YQX)
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Status:
Datum:Mittwoch 25 August 1954
Zeit:21:45
Flugzeugtyp:Silhouette image of generic CONI model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Lockheed L-749 Constellation
Fluggesellschaft:Air France
Kennzeichen: F-BAZI
Werknummer: 2513
Baujahr: 1947
Betriebsstunden:17036
Triebwerk: 4 Wright R-3350 (749C18BD1) Cyclone
Besatzung:Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 9
Fluggäste:Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 58
Gesamt:Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 67
Sachschaden: Zerstört
Konsequenzen: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Unfallort:Gander Airport, NL (YQX) (   Kanada)
Flugphase: Landung (LDG)
Betriebsart:Internationaler Linienflug
Flug von:Paris-Orly Airport (ORY/LFPO), Frankreich
Flug nach:Gander Airport, NL (YQX/CYQX), Kanada
Flugnummer:AF075
Unfallbericht:
The Lockheed L-749 Constellation operated on a flight from Paris to Gander, New York and Mexico City. It touched down on runway 32 at Gander Airport, Canada at night. The runway was wet due to recent rain.
As the propellers were brought into reverse, the aircraft began moving to the left. The flight crew attempted to counter the movement, but did not succeed. The aircraft ran off the left side of the runway and slipped into a 20 ft wide ditch.

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photo of Lockheed-L-749-Constellation-F-BAZI
accident date: 25-08-1954
type: Lockheed L-749 Constellation
registration: F-BAZI
 

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 Paris-Orly Airport to Gander Airport, NL as the crow flies is 4037 km (2523 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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