Air France Flight 152

Air France Flight 152

An Air France Lockheed L-749 Constellation similar to the accident aircraft
Accident
Date	3 August 1953 (1953-08-03)
Summary	Engine detachment, ditching
Site	Gulf of Fethiye, Turkey Mediterranean Sea 36°36′N 29°00′E / 36.6°N 29.0°E / 36.6; 29.0
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Lockheed L-749A Constellation
Operator	Air France
Registration	F-BAZS
Flight origin	Orly Airport, France
1st stopover	Roma-Ciampino Airport, Italy
2nd stopover	Beirut International Airport, Lebanon
Destination	Mehrabad International Airport, Iran
Occupants	42
Passengers	34
Crew	8
Fatalities	4
Survivors	38

Air France Flight 152 (AF152) was a scheduled international passenger flight^[1] which made an emergency water landing in the Mediterranean Sea, off Fethiye, South-Western Turkey on 3 August 1953.^[2] The aircraft sank over an hour after ditching. Four passengers died, out of 8 crew and 34 passengers.^[2][1]

The flight originated from Paris and was destined for Tehran, including stopovers in Rome and Beirut,^[1] with the accident occurring on the Rome-Beirut leg of the journey.^[2] The aircraft serving the flight, a Lockheed L-749A Constellation, likely experienced a propeller blade failure resulting in strong vibrations causing the No. 3 engine to detach in-flight.^[2]