Accident description
Last updated: 22 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 22 MAR 1961 |
| Type: | Douglas C-54A-15-DC |
| Operator: | Seven Seas Airlines |
| Registration: | N5519V |
| C/n / msn: | 10347 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 12 km (7.5 mls) from Nagpur (India) |
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Bombay-Santacruz Airport (BOM/VABB), India |
| Bangkok-Don Muang International Airport (BKK/VTBD), Thailand |
Engine trouble was experienced on a flight from Mumbai (Bombay) to Bangkok. A wheels-up landing had to be carried out at Nagpur.
Sources:
Photos
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 Bombay-Santacruz Airport to Bangkok-Don Muang International Airport as the crow flies is 2992 km (1870 miles).
Distance from Bombay-Santacruz Airport to Bangkok-Don Muang International Airport as the crow flies is 2992 km (1870 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
