Lockheed L-049 Constellation crash, Oct 20, 1948 (40 killed)
Lockheed L-049 Constellation accident on October 20, 1948 near Prestwick Ayrshire, United Kingdom with 40 fatalities. Cause: The crew relied on...
- Date: October 20, 1948
- Aircraft: Lockheed L-049 Constellation
- Location: Prestwick Ayrshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 40
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew relied on erroneous charts and incomplete weather forecasts, and became distracted and disoriented in the weather.
KLM Lockheed Constellation PH-TEN Nijmegen was on a scheduled flight from Amsterdam to New York with a stop at Prestwick. While approaching Prestwick at night it struck high ground in fog and crashed in flames about 5 km short of the runway. All 40 people on board died.