In the early hours of August 3 , 1953 , Air France Flight 152 en route Beirut , Lebanon from Rome , Italy made an emergency water landing in the Gulf of Fethiye off the island after losing an engine in-flight . With the help of the keeper of the Kızılada Lighthouse , customs officials and fishermen , 38 people of the 8 aircrew and 34 passengers on board of the aircraft of type Lockheed L-749A Constellation survived the accident while four elderly passengers died by drowning . The location of the aircraft 's wreck underwater remains still unknown
Air France Flight 152
Air France Flight 152
Kızılada, Fethiye