Lockheed L-049 Constellation crash, Apr 15, 1948 (30 killed)
Lockheed L-049 Constellation accident on April 15, 1948 near Shannon Munster, Ireland with 30 fatalities. Cause: The Civil Aeronautics Board found that...
- Date: April 15, 1948
- Aircraft: Lockheed L-049 Constellation
- Location: Shannon Munster, Ireland
- Fatalities: 30
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The Civil Aeronautics Board found that the crew continued an instrument approach to an altitude too low to clear the terrain. A failed instrument light may have contributed.
Pan American Flight 1 to 10, a Lockheed Constellation on a round the world service, struck terrain short of the runway while landing at Shannon, Ireland, on 15 April 1948. Thirty of the 31 people aboard were killed and one passenger survived.