Lockheed L-749 Constellation crash, Jul 10, 1957, Khartou...
Lockheed L-749 Constellation accident on July 10, 1957 near Khartoum Khartoum, Sudan with no fatalities.
- Date: July 10, 1957
- Aircraft: Lockheed L-749 Constellation
- Location: Khartoum Khartoum, Sudan
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
Ethiopian Air Lines Constellation ET-T-35 had a fire warning on its No. 2 engine during the climb from Khartoum on 10 July 1957, and the engine was feathered. An explosion and violent fire followed, and the crew made a gear up landing on a cultivated area about 49 km from Khartoum. No one was injured, but the aircraft was almost completely destroyed by fire.