F-BAZS

Safety history

• August 3, 1953Accident

  While cruising at an altitude of 17,500 feet between Rhodes Island and Cyprus, the crew noted slight vibrations but was unable to localize them. Four minutes later, a loud bang was noted, an explosion occurred, a brutal depressurization occurred and the aircraft lost 1,000 feet.

  Lockheed L-749 Constellation · 4 fatalities

  In reference to all details collected by investigators, it is believed that the physical loss of the engine number three was caused by the loss of a propeller blade in flight. The cause of this failure could not be determined with certainty. Full accident record