Narrative:
Flew into the east side of Monte Cardo at an altitude of 2400 m. Visibility was poor at the time of the accident.
The aircraft had left New Delhi, India on March 24 on a charter flight to London, U.K. The aircraft departed Rome at 05:30 hours on March 27 on the last leg of the flight.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 27 March 1948 |
| Type: |  Vickers 604 Viking 1B |
| Operator: | Indian National Airways |
| Registration: | VT-CEL |
| MSN: | 166 |
| First flight: | 1947-02-21 (1 year 1 months) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 15 / Occupants: 15 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 19 / Occupants: 19 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Monte Cardo ( France)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Int'l Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Roma (unknown airport), Italy |
| London (unknown airport), United Kingdom |
Flew into the east side of Monte Cardo at an altitude of 2400 m. Visibility was poor at the time of the accident.
The aircraft had left New Delhi, India on March 24 on a charter flight to London, U.K. The aircraft departed Rome at 05:30 hours on March 27 on the last leg of the flight.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
» The Indian Express - Mar 29, 1948Photos
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.
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