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| Date: | Saturday 19 September 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation |
| Owner/operator: | Air France |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 21 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 400 mls W off Shannon, Ireland -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | New York |
| Paris | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
While en route over the Atlantic Ocean, the no.4 engine developed problems and the propeller was feathered.
Subsequently the propeller of the no.3 engine separated and pierced the fuselage.
An emergency landing was carried out at Shannon, Ireland.
Sources:
The Stars and Stripes 20 Sept. 1959
https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMRHCE02:163633070:mpeg21:a00016
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Oct-2025 17:14 | ASN | Added |
| 15-Oct-2025 17:16 | ASN | Updated [Source, ] |
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