Like every other major type in long service and operation, accidents and incidents have been recorded that have substantially reduced the numbers flying. The last commercial flight of the L-1049 Super Constellation was in 1993, when the Federal Aviation Administration banned all airlines from the Dominican Republic that flew Constellations to the United States (due to safety concerns). After no further communications were received from the aircraft, a search was initiated,Notable people killed in the accident included the French former middleweight world champion boxer Times quoted in this article are local time, per sources used.

When the Constellation landed in Nantes one last time to be scrapped, it was ultimately saved by Mr. Gaborit, who revamped it somewhat by his own modest means to finally park it near the terminal, accessible to visitors for a few years, until the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Nantes-Atlantique Airport bought it, to contract the Amicale du Super Constellation to … This aircraft was retired in June 1982 by the US Navy and custody was transferred to the Florence Air Museum, Florence, SC (now closed). Crashed into Mount Toubkal, Atlas Mountains, Morocco, 60 miles south of Marrakesh due to triple engine failure, killing all eight on board. The aircraft … The aircraft was operating a scheduled international passenger flight from At 02:51 on 28 October, the pilot reported he was at a height of 3,000 feet (910 m) and had the airport in sight. Most models of the Lockheed Constellation were retired in the late 1970s by operators in favor of more modern aircraft. Avión Pirata (Pirate Airplane) is the name given by Bolivians to a Lockheed Constellation which mysteriously carried flights into El Trompillo Airport in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, during 1961. The Dominican airlines were the last operators of any version of the Constellation. Paris times are thus A Lockheed L-749A Constellation, similar to the accident aircraft. Air France Flight 009 was a scheduled international flight that crashed into a mountain while attempting to land at Santa Maria Airport, ... At the time, the accident was the deadliest to have occurred in Portugal and also the deadliest involving the Lockheed Constellation. National Transportation Safety Board, Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB.AAR.80.14.C2, 18 February 1981 The following list is typical of such a record of operational use. Investigation. A memorial to the victims was erected on Pico da Vara at . The last US military Super Constellation, a one-of-a-kind aircraft designated as a NC-121K, Buno 141292, call sign GD-12, was used by the Navy Squadron VAQ-33 Firebirds stationed at NAS Key West, FL to simulate the Russians. The fatalities listed below only include those who were on board Lockheed Constellations. The accident was investigated by … The Constellation, which was carrying weapons to Biafra , was discovered on July 18, 1970 by mountaineers.