- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | November 03, 1950 |
Time: | 0943 |
Location: | Mont Blanc, France |
Operator: | Air India |
Flight #: | 245 |
Route: | Bombay - Cairo - Geneva - London |
AC Type: | Lockheed 749 Constellation |
Registration: | VT-CQP |
cn / ln: | 2506 |
Aboard: | 48 (passengers:40 crew:8) |
Fatalities: | 48 (passengers:40 crew:8) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The aircraft crashed in a snowstorm 200 meters below Mont Blanc summit. The crew was warned by a Geneva controller to climb immediately. They acknowledged the message but soon after struck the mountain. The exact cause of the accident remains undetermined. Most likely the aircraft was caught in violent gust while trying to overfly the summit. The plane was named "Malabar Princess." |
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