ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 336385
| Date: | Thursday 23 June 1949 |
| Time: | 10:55 |
| Type: |  Lockheed L-749-79-33 Constellation |
| Owner/operator: | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines |
| Registration: | PH-TER |
| MSN: | 2541 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1947 |
| Engine model: | Wright R-3350 (749C18BD1) Cyclone |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 33 / Occupants: 33 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 1,5 km off Bari -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Cairo International Airport (CAI/HECA) |
| Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport (AMS/EHAM) |
The KLM Constellation, named "Roermond", operated on a round trip from Amsterdam, the Netherlands to Batavia (now Jakarta, Indonesia) and back. The aircraft operated the final leg of the return flight when it took off from Cairo, Egypt, at 05:08 hours.
It crossed the Mediterranean Sea and proceeded along the Adriatic shoreline of Italy.
According to eyewitnesses the tail section separated from the fuselage and the Constellation broke up in flight. The wreckage fell into the sea just off Bari.
Sources:
Opsomming van de bekende ongevallen en incidenten in 1949
Location
Images:
photo (c) Nationaal Archief; Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport (AMS/EHAM); 24 January 1948
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation