Flugunfall 17 OCT 1965 einer Douglas C-47A-75-DL (DC-3) VT-AUQ - Mohanbari
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Status:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Datum:Sonntag 17 Oktober 1965
Zeit:07:28 UTC
Flugzeugtyp:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47A-75-DL (DC-3)
Fluggesellschaft:Kalinga Airlines
Kennzeichen: VT-AUQ
Werknummer: 19431
Baujahr: 1944
Triebwerk: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Besatzung:Todesopfer: 3 / Insassen: 3
Fluggäste:Todesopfer: 5 / Insassen: 5
Gesamt:Todesopfer: 8 / Insassen: 8
Sachschaden: Zerstört
Konsequenzen: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Unfallort:37 km (23.1 Meilen) N of Mohanbari (   Indien)
Flugphase: Manövrieren (MNV)
Betriebsart:Frachtflug
Flug von:Mohanbari Airport (VEMN), Indien
Flug nach:?
Unfallbericht:
Crashed while dropping supplies.

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSE: "The aircraft crashed as a result of complete loss of control experienced by the pilot, after a sleeping bag, ejected as part of an air drop consignment, got lodged and ballooned over the port tail plane."

Informationsquelle:
» Accidents to Indian registered aircraft during the year 1965 / Ministry of Transport and Communications, CAD, AIB
» ICAO Circular 88/74 Volume II (36-41)


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