Accident | |
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Date | 28 October 1949 |
Summary | Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error |
Site | Pico da Vara, São Miguel Island, Azores |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Lockheed L-749-79-46 Constellation |
Operator | Air France |
Registration | F-BAZN |
Flight origin | Paris-Orly Airport, France |
Stopover | Santa Maria Airport, Azores, Portugal |
Destination | New York City, United States |
Passengers | 37 |
Crew | 11 |
Fatalities | 48 |
Survivors | 0 |
Air France Flight 009 was a scheduled international flight that crashed into a mountain while attempting to land at Santa Maria Airport, Azores on a stopover during a scheduled international passenger flight from Paris-Orly Airport to New York City. All 48 people on board were killed.