![]() An Air France Lockheed L-749 Constellation similar to the accident aircraft | |
Accident | |
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Date | 3 August 1953 |
Summary | Engine detachment, ditching |
Site | Gulf of Fethiye, Turkey Mediterranean Sea 36°36′N 29°00′E / 36.6°N 29.0°E |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Lockheed L-749A Constellation |
Operator | Air France |
Registration | F-BAZS |
Flight origin | Paris-Orly Airport (ORY/LFPO) |
1st stopover | Roma-Ciampino Airport (CIA/LIRA) |
2nd stopover | Beirut International Airport (BEY/OLBA) |
Destination | Tehran-Mehrabad Airport (THR/OIII) |
Passengers | 34 |
Crew | 8 |
Fatalities | 4 |
Survivors | 38 |
Air France Flight 152 (AF152) was a scheduled international passenger flight[1] which made an emergency water landing in the Mediterranean Sea, off Fethiye, South-Western Turkey on 3 August 1953.[2] The aircraft sank over an hour after ditching. Four passengers died, out of 8 crew and 34 passengers.[2][1]
The flight originated from Paris and was destined for Tehran, including stopovers in Rome and Beirut,[1] with the accident occurring on the Rome-Beirut leg of the journey.[2] The aircraft serving the flight, a Lockheed L-749A Constellation, likely experienced a propeller blade failure resulting in strong vibrations causing the No. 3 engine to detach in-flight.[2]