Status: | |
Datum: | Dienstag 14 April 1953 |
Flugzeugtyp: | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) |
Fluggesellschaft: | Airways (India) |
Kennzeichen: | VT-AUJ |
Werknummer: | 19149 |
Baujahr: | 1943 |
Triebwerk: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 3 / Insassen: 3 |
Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0 |
Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 3 / Insassen: 3 |
Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Unfallort: | 80 km (50 Meilen) SW of Gauhati ( Indien)
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Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
Betriebsart: | Frachtflug |
Flug von: | Gauhati-Borjhar Airport (GAU/VEGT), Indien |
Flug nach: | Calcutta-Dum Dum Airport (CCU/VECC), Indien |
Unfallbericht: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."
Informationsquelle:
» Air Britain Casualty compendium (pt. 55)
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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 Gauhati-Borjhar Airport to Calcutta-Dum Dum Airport as the crow flies is 495 km (310 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.