Narrative:
Viking VT-CLY suffered an engine failure. The aircraft crashed while trying to land at Mumbai (Bombay).
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 6 February 1948 |
| Type: |  Vickers 632 Viking 1B |
| Operator: | Air-India |
| Registration: | VT-CLY |
| MSN: | 205 |
| First flight: | 1947-08-13 (6 months) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 15 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 19 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Bombay-Santacruz Airport (BOM) ( India)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Calcutta-Dum Dum Airport (CCU/VECC), India |
| Bombay-Santacruz Airport (BOM/VABB), India |
Viking VT-CLY suffered an engine failure. The aircraft crashed while trying to land at Mumbai (Bombay).
Sources:
» The Indian Express - Feb 7, 1948Photos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Calcutta-Dum Dum Airport to Bombay-Santacruz Airport as the crow flies is 1656 km (1035 miles).
Distance from Calcutta-Dum Dum Airport to Bombay-Santacruz Airport as the crow flies is 1656 km (1035 miles).
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