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| Date: | Sunday 3 November 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Auster J/1B Aiglet |
| Owner/operator: | Agricultural & General Aviation Co-Operative Society |
| Registration: | VT-DGH |
| MSN: | 2754 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mysore -
 India
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Mysore, India |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) at Mysore, India on 3 November 1963. All four persons on board (pilot plus three passengers) were killed
Per the official accident report "the accident is attributed to loss of control during the execution of a steep turn by the pilot, who was under the combined effect of fatigue, hypoglycaemia, and alcohol"
Sources:
http://www.auster.ukf.net/p27.htm
http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=2649
http://www.warbirdsofindia.com/Civil/index.html
http://dgca.nic.in/aircraft/reg-ind.htm (Summaries for 1963)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 09-Mar-2012 13:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Country, Nature, Source, Damage, ] |
| 22-Dec-2012 15:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Jan-2013 11:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Jan-2013 11:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated |
| 20-Jan-2013 11:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated |
| 15-Oct-2015 18:24 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, ] |
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