| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | September 01, 1953 |
| Time: | 2330 |
| Location: | Near Barcelonnette, France |
| Operator: | Air France |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Paris - Nice - Beirut - Baghdad - Karachi - Calcutta |
| AC Type: | Lockheed 749A Constellation |
| Registration: | F-BAZZ |
| cn / ln: | 2674 |
| Aboard: | 42 (passengers:33 crew:9) |
| Fatalities: | 42 (passengers:33 crew:9) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | While on approach to land at Nice-Cote d' Azur Airport the aircraft crashed into Mt. Cemet in the French Alps. French violinist Jacques Tribaud, 72, among those killed. Navigational error. Pilot deviated from the prescribled route for reasons unknown. |
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