Amsterdam – Shannon – Gander – New York

On August 14, 1958 at 03:45 AM, Amsterdam – Shannon – Gander – New York experienced a crash involving Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation, operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines - Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij, with the event recorded near Atlantic Ocean All World.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

99 people were known to be on board, 99 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 8, crew fatalities: 8, passengers on board: 91, passenger fatalities: 91, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. While cruising at an altitude of 4,000 meters by night, the crew contacted ATC to report his position and all was ok on board. About ten minutes later, the airplane disappeared from radar screens and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean about 180 km northwest of the Irish coast. SAR operations were dispatched on the scene and several debris and bodies were found in the early morning. All operations were suspended after few days and all 99 occupants were considered as deceased.

Aircraft reference details include registration PH-LKM, MSN 4841, year of manufacture 1958.