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| Date: | Thursday 10 April 1947 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Noorduyn Norseman VI |
| Owner/operator: | Mistri Airways |
| Registration: | VT-AZF |
| MSN: | 787 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tirupur, Tamil Nadu -
 India
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Bangalore |
| Coimbatore | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Caught fire when it contacted electrical wires during emergency landing after engine failure. After landing pilot and two passengers jumped out and aircraft burned down.
Sources:
World Directory of Airliner Crashes/Terry Denham
The Indian Express 12 April 1947, p8
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 10-May-2011 16:20 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Dec-2018 16:10 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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