Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 20 April 1957
Aircraft Type: Lockheed L-1049C Super Constellation
Owner/operator: Air France
Registration Number: F-BGNE
Location: 25 miles S of Kirkuk –
ÿ Iraq
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Minor
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants:
Component Affected: WindowWindow
Category: Accident
A passenger was sucked out of an aircraft at an altitude of 18,000 feet due to a window blowout.A passenger was sucked out of an aircraft at an altitude of 18,000 feet due to a window blowout.
Description
Window blew out at 18000ft and a passenger was sucked out.
Source of Information
https://aviatechno.net/constellation/constel08.php#a15, https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SBS19570423.1.4&srpos=6&e=21-04-1957-31-12-1958–en–20–1-byDA-txt-txIN-Kirkuk——-, https://aviatechno.net/constellation/suivi_matricule.php?mat=F-BGNEhttps://aviatechno.net/constellation/constel08.php#a15, https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SBS19570423.1.4&srpos=6&e=21-04-1957-31-12-1958–en–20–1-byDA-txt-txIN-Kirkuk——-, https://aviatechno.net/constellation/suivi_matricule.php?mat=F-BGNEPrimary Cause
Window blowout at high altitude.Window blowout at high altitude.Share on:
