Narrative:
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.
» Accidents to Indian registered aircraft during the year 1962 / Ministry of Transport and Communications, CAD, AIB
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 15 July 1962 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Indian Airlines |
| Registration: | VT-AUS |
| MSN: | 20289 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | near Lahore ( Pakistan)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Kabul Airport (KBL/OAKB), Afghanistan |
| Amritsar-Raja Sansi Airport (ATQ/VIAR), India |
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.
Sources:
» 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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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).
Distance from Kabul Airport to Amritsar-Raja Sansi Airport as the crow flies is 605 km (378 miles).
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