Status: | |
Datum: | Sonntag 15 Juli 1962 |
Flugzeugtyp: | Douglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3) |
Fluggesellschaft: | Indian Airlines |
Kennzeichen: | VT-AUS |
Werknummer: | 20289 |
Baujahr: | 1944 |
Triebwerk: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen: 3 |
Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0 |
Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen: 3 |
Sachschaden: | leicht beschädigt |
Konsequenzen: | Repaired |
Unfallort: | nahe Lahore ( Pakistan)
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Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
Betriebsart: | Frachtflug |
Flug von: | Kabul Airport (KBL/OAKB), Afghanistan |
Flug nach: | Amritsar-Raja Sansi Airport (ATQ/VIAR), Indien |
Unfallbericht:The aircraft was en route to Amritsar when it was attacked by a vulture. The bird smashed through the wind screen, killing the co-pilot.
Informationsquelle:
» Fatalities and Destroyed Civil Aircraft Due To Bird Strikes 1912-2002 / John Thorpe (International Bird Strike Committee ISBC26/WP-SA1)
» Accidents to Indian registered aircraft during the year 1962 / Ministry of Transport and Communications, CAD, AIB
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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 Kabul Airport to Amritsar-Raja Sansi Airport as the crow flies is 605 km (378 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.