ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed L-749 Constellation F-BAZI Gander Airport, NL (YQX)
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Date:Wednesday 25 August 1954
Time:21:45
Type:Silhouette image of generic CONI model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Lockheed L-749 Constellation
Operator:Air France
Registration: F-BAZI
MSN: 2513
First flight: 1947
Total airframe hrs:17036
Engines: 4 Wright R-3350 (749C18BD1) Cyclone
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 58
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 67
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Gander Airport, NL (YQX) (   Canada)
Phase: Landing (LDG)
Nature:International Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Paris-Orly Airport (ORY/LFPO), France
Destination airport:Gander Airport, NL (YQX/CYQX), Canada
Flightnumber:AF075
Narrative:
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.

Classification:
Runway excursion

Sources:
» aviatechno.net


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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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