Paris – Munich – Vienna

On December 24, 1958 at 09:59 PM, Paris – Munich – Vienna experienced a crash involving Lockheed L-749 Constellation, operated by Air France, with the event recorded near Vienna-Schwechat Vienna.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

34 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 34 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 28, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Following an uneventful flight from Munich, the crew started an ILS approach to Vienna-Schwechat runway 30. On final, the captain made a visual circuit when ground contact was apparently lost, causing the airplane to lose height. On short final, the Constellation crash landed in a field 2,2 km short of runway 30 threshold and came to rest. All 34 occupants were rescued and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-BAZX, MSN 2527, year of manufacture 1947.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 48.1050°, 16.5849°.