Lockheed L-049 Constellation crashes

25 crashes involving the Lockheed L-049 Constellation since 1946, with 591 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 25
• Fatal crashes: 18
• Fatalities: 591
• First recorded: March 29, 1946
• Most recent: May 29, 1972

Deadliest

1. March 1, 1964: Lockheed L-049 Constellation, Genoa Peak Nevada, United States (85 fatalities)
2. September 1, 1961: Lockheed L-049 Constellation, Hinsdale Illinois, United States (78 fatalities)
3. November 8, 1961: Lockheed L-049 Constellation, Richmond Virginia, United States (77 fatalities)
4. July 27, 1955: Lockheed L-049 Constellation, Petrich Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria (58 fatalities)
5. July 28, 1950: Lockheed L-049 Constellation, Porto Alegre Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (51 fatalities)

Countries

• United States (11)
• Brazil (6)
• Ireland (3)
• Bulgaria (1)
• Liberia (1)
• Paraguay (1)
• Syria (1)
• United Kingdom (1)

Years

• 1946 (5)
• 1947 (3)
• 1948 (3)
• 1961 (3)
• 1953 (2)
• 1955 (2)
• 1962 (2)
• 1950 (1)
• 1951 (1)
• 1959 (1)
• 1964 (1)
• 1972 (1)

All crashes

• May 29, 1972: Lockheed L-049 Constellation, Cruzeiro do Sul Acre, Brazil (9 fatalities)
• March 1, 1964: Lockheed L-049 Constellation, Genoa Peak Nevada, United States (85 fatalities)
• December 14, 1962: Lockheed L-049 Constellation, Manaus Amazonas, Brazil (50 fatalities)
• March 3, 1962: Lockheed L-049 Constellation, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (0 fatalities)
• November 8, 1961: Lockheed L-049 Constellation, Richmond Virginia, United States (77 fatalities)
• September 1, 1961: Lockheed L-049 Constellation, Hinsdale Illinois, United States (78 fatalities)
• January 26, 1961: Lockheed L-049 Constellation, Belo Horizonte-Pampulha-Carlos Drummond de Andrade Minas Gerais, Brazil (0 fatalities)
• May 12, 1959: Lockheed L-049 Constellation, Charleston-Yaeger (Kanawha) West Virginia, United States (2 fatalities)
• July 27, 1955: Lockheed L-049 Constellation, Petrich Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria (58 fatalities)
• June 16, 1955: Lockheed L-049 Constellation, Asunción Distrito Capital, Paraguay (16 fatalities)
• June 17, 1953: Lockheed L-049 Constellation, São Paulo-Congonhas São Paulo, Brazil (17 fatalities)
• January 22, 1953: Lockheed L-049 Constellation, Burbank California, United States (0 fatalities)
• June 22, 1951: Lockheed L-049 Constellation, Sanoyie Bong, Liberia (40 fatalities)
• July 28, 1950: Lockheed L-049 Constellation, Porto Alegre Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (51 fatalities)
• November 25, 1948: Lockheed L-049 Constellation, Los Angeles California, United States (0 fatalities)
• October 20, 1948: Lockheed L-049 Constellation, Prestwick Ayrshire, United Kingdom (40 fatalities)
• April 15, 1948: Lockheed L-049 Constellation, Shannon Munster, Ireland (30 fatalities)
• November 18, 1947: Lockheed L-049 Constellation, Wilmington-New Castle County Delaware, United States (5 fatalities)
• June 19, 1947: Lockheed L-049 Constellation, Al Mayadin Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria (15 fatalities)
• May 11, 1947: Lockheed L-049 Constellation, Cape May Point New Jersey, United States (4 fatalities)
• December 28, 1946: Lockheed L-049 Constellation, Shannon Munster, Ireland (9 fatalities)
• October 12, 1946: Lockheed L-049 Constellation, Wilmington-New Castle County Delaware, United States (0 fatalities)
• September 24, 1946: Lockheed L-049 Constellation, Shannon Munster, Ireland (0 fatalities)
• July 11, 1946: Lockheed L-049 Constellation, Reading Pennsylvania, United States (5 fatalities)
• March 29, 1946: Lockheed L-049 Constellation, Washington-National Virginia, United States (0 fatalities)