- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | May 05, 1957 |
Time: | ? |
Location: | Santoshpur, India |
Operator: | Indian Airlines |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Silhcar - Calcutta |
AC Type: | Douglas C-47A |
Registration: | VT-AUV |
cn / ln: | 20318 |
Aboard: | 3 (passengers:0 crew:3) |
Fatalities: | 1 (passengers:0 crew:1) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The accident is attributed to the insufficient altitude at which the aircraft was flown during an attempt to fly through a thunderstorm. Downdrafts and divergent winds encountered, forced the aircraft to the ground. |
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