Lufthansa Flight 502

Lufthansa Flight 502
A Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation, similar to the accident aircraft
Accident
Date11 January 1959 (1959-01-11)
SummaryControlled flight into terrain
SiteRio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport, Brazil
Aircraft
Aircraft typeLockheed L-1049G Super Constellation
OperatorLufthansa
RegistrationD-ALAK
Flight originDakar Airport, Senegal
DestinationRio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport, Brazil
Occupants39
Passengers29
Crew10
Fatalities36
Injuries3
Survivors3

Lufthansa Flight 502 was a scheduled flight from Hamburg, Germany to Buenos Aires, Argentina on 11 January 1959. The flight was being operated by a Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation (registration D-ALAK).[1] On the leg between Senegal and Brazil the Super Constellation was on approach to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport when it crashed near Flecheiras Beach just short of the runway. All 29 passengers and seven of the ten crew were killed.[1] It was the first fatal accident involving the current Lufthansa since it was formed in 1955.[2]

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