Narrative:
Navigation error; hit high ground in the Nilgiri Mountains.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 13 December 1950 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Air-India |
| Registration: | VT-CFK |
| MSN: | 26049/14604 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 17 / Occupants: 17 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 21 / Occupants: 21 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Kotagiri ( India)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Bombay-Santacruz Airport (BOM/VABB), India |
| Coimbatore-Peelamedu Airport (CJB/VOCB), India |
Navigation error; hit high ground in the Nilgiri Mountains.
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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 Coimbatore-Peelamedu Airport as the crow flies is 996 km (622 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Bombay-Santacruz Airport to Coimbatore-Peelamedu Airport as the crow flies is 996 km (622 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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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Douglas DC-3
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