| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | February 15, 1966 |
| Time: | ? |
| Location: | Delhi, India |
| Operator: | Indian Airlines |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Calcutta - Delhi |
| AC Type: | Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle VIN |
| Registration: | VT-DPP |
| cn / ln: | 130 |
| Aboard: | 80 (passengers:73 crew:7) |
| Fatalities: | 2 (passengers:2 crew:0) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | Undershot the runway and struck a concrete obstruction in poor weather conditions. Lack of information supplied to the pilot regarding the true conditions of surface visibility which was below the minimum prescribed for a night landing. Lack of proper monitoring and possibly incorrect setting of altimeters during the approach to land. The use of landing lights which resulted in glare during the final stages of the approach in foggy conditions |
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