Narrative:
Disintegrated in midair and crashed in the Khasi hills.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The port wing failed in the air due to an upload as a result of being subjected to loads greater than those for which it was designed."
Loss of control
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 14 April 1953 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Airways (India) |
| Registration: | VT-AUJ |
| MSN: | 19149 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 80 km (50 mls) SW of Gauhati ( India)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Gauhati-Borjhar Airport (GAU/VEGT), India |
| Calcutta-Dum Dum Airport (CCU/VECC), India |
Disintegrated in midair and crashed in the Khasi hills.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The port wing failed in the air due to an upload as a result of being subjected to loads greater than those for which it was designed."
Classification:
Wing failureLoss of control
Sources:
» Air Britain Casualty compendium (pt. 55)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 Gauhati-Borjhar Airport to Calcutta-Dum Dum Airport as the crow flies is 495 km (310 miles).
Distance from Gauhati-Borjhar Airport to Calcutta-Dum Dum Airport as the crow flies is 495 km (310 miles).
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