[2][1] The flight originated from Paris and was destined for Tehran, including stopovers in Rome and Beirut,[1] with the accident occurring on the Rome-Beirut leg of the journey.

[2] The aircraft serving the flight, a Lockheed L-749A Constellation, likely experienced a propeller blade failure resulting in strong vibrations causing the No.

[2] The aircraft, Lockheed L-749A Constellation, (F-BAZS c/n 2628), which first flew in 1950, had flown for a total of 10,058 hours and was powered by four Wright R-3350 Duplex-Cyclone radial engines, (type No.

[4][5] The scheduled flight AF152 departed from Orly Airport in Paris, France, at 18:38 hours on 2 August 1953, destination Tehran, with two planned stopovers in Rome, and Beirut.

[3][4][6] The passengers and the crew promptly evacuated the airplane using the four emergency exits, and initially remained on the wings of the floating aircraft for over an hour until it sank.

They rushed to the accident site by boat, rescuing some passengers, including flight attendant Rospars, who held a five-month old infant girl named Roxane on her lap, and the baby's mother, to the island shore.

[6] At 04:30 the same day, Beirut alerted Air France by telegram of Flight 152's failure to arrive, and asked for a search and rescue operation.

[4][7] The investigation lasted almost eight months; the final report was released on 16 March 1954, stating the cause of the accident as "the failure of a propeller blade resulting in the separation of the No.

"[3] Didier Daurat, Director of Orly Operations Centre, was tasked with shedding light on the cause of propeller blade's failure.