

Détails:
The Lockheed Constellation was on a flight from Paris to Vienna via Munich and departed Munich at 19:58 GMT. After an ILS let-down the pilot started to make a visual circuit . In the base leg turn the aircraft crashed 2200 m short of the runway 30 threshold.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "It is possible to establish that there was no question of a technical malfunction, and that the flight crew lost sight of the ground in the base leg turn, at which time the aircraft adopted an abnormal attitude for this manoeuvre which led to the crash. Presumably the accident could have been avoided through immediate discontinuation of the approach procedure (immediate changeover to climb - heading for radio beacon OEW) following loss of visibility."
| Statuts: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | mercredi 24 décembre 1958 |
| Heure: | 20:59 UTC |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Lockheed L-749A Constellation |
| Compagnie: | Air France |
| Immatriculation: | F-BAZX |
| Numéro de série: | 2527 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1947 |
| Heures de vol: | 29658 |
| Moteurs: | 4 Wright R-3350 (749C18BD1) Cyclone |
| Equipage: | victimes: 0 / Ã bord: 6 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / Ã bord: 28 |
| Total: | victimes: 0 / Ã bord: 34 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | 2,2 km (1.4 milles) SSE of Wien-Schwechat International Airport (VIE) ( Autriche)
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| Phase de vol: | En approche (APR) |
| Nature: | Transport de Passagers Intern. |
| Aéroport de départ: | München-Riem Airport (MUC/EDDM), Allemagne |
| Wien-Schwechat International Airport (VIE/LOWW), Autriche | |
| Numéro de vol: | AF703 |
The Lockheed Constellation was on a flight from Paris to Vienna via Munich and departed Munich at 19:58 GMT. After an ILS let-down the pilot started to make a visual circuit . In the base leg turn the aircraft crashed 2200 m short of the runway 30 threshold.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "It is possible to establish that there was no question of a technical malfunction, and that the flight crew lost sight of the ground in the base leg turn, at which time the aircraft adopted an abnormal attitude for this manoeuvre which led to the crash. Presumably the accident could have been avoided through immediate discontinuation of the approach procedure (immediate changeover to climb - heading for radio beacon OEW) following loss of visibility."
Sources:
» ICAO Accident Digest Circular 62-AN/57 (48-50)Photos
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 München-Riem Airport et Wien-Schwechat International Airport est de 360 km (225 miles).
La distance entre München-Riem Airport et Wien-Schwechat International Airport est de 360 km (225 miles).
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