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| Date: | Tuesday 7 April 1964 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk |
| Owner/operator: | Binar Flying Club |
| Registration: | VT-CVL |
| MSN: | 33 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Patna -
 India
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Patna (06:15) |
| Patna | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed in the river Ganges at Ranighat. The aircraft was engaged on a local training flight and was being flown solo by a student pilot Mr Narendra Dhari Singh.
Sources:
Accidents to Indian registered aircraft during the year 1964 / Ministry of Transport and Communications, CAD, AIB
The Indian Express 8 April 1964, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2015 19:12 | harro | Added |
| 15-Oct-2015 19:14 | harro | Updated [Date, ] |
| 30-Aug-2018 14:55 | TB | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Jan-2019 20:03 | TB | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Jun-2020 12:34 | Cobar | Updated [Cn, ] |
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