1948 KLM Constellation air disaster

When

20 Oct 1948

Kind

Air disaster

Coordinates

55.51° N, 4.50° W

Description

1948 aviation accident

Deaths

40

Aviation accident in Prestwick, Scotland

A KLM Lockheed L-049 Constellation airliner crashed into high ground near Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Scotland, on 20 October 1948; all 40 aboard died. A subsequent inquiry found that the accident was likely caused by the crew's reliance on a combination of erroneous charts and incomplete weather forecasts, causing the crew to become distracted and disoriented in the inclement conditions.

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