A Lockheed L-749A Constellation aircraft operated by Air France on the flight AF152 en route from Rome , Italy to Beirut , Lebanon ditched off the coast of Fethiye , about off the island Kızılada after midnight on August 3 , 1953 . The cause of the accident was a propeller failure . The lighthouse keeper Durmuş Arıkan rushed to the accident site by boat and rescued some survivors . He also alerted customs officials and fishermen who helped in the rescue . Of the 8 aircrew and 34 passengers on board , 38 survived the accident while four passengers drowned . The location of the aircraft 's wreck underwater is still unknown
AF152
Air France Flight 152
Kızılada Feneri