Lockheed L-749 Constellation crash, Oct 28, 1949 (48 killed)
Lockheed L-749 Constellation accident on October 28, 1949 near São Miguel Azores Islands, Portugal with 48 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into...
- Date: October 28, 1949
- Aircraft: Lockheed L-749 Constellation
- Location: São Miguel Azores Islands, Portugal
- Fatalities: 48
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error.
Air France Flight 009, a Lockheed Constellation flying from Paris to New York with a stop at Santa Maria in the Azores, crashed on a ridge on São Miguel Island on 28 October 1949. All 48 people on board were killed.