Date:	Thursday 15 October 1964
Time:
Type:	Fokker F-27 Friendship 100
Owner/operator:	Indian Airlines
Registration:	VT-DOL
MSN:	10219
Year of manufacture:	1963
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial, repaired
Category:	Accident
Location:	Madras Airport (MAA) -   India
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Madras Airport (MAA/VOMM)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
During takeoff the aircraft landed wheels up almost immediately after becoming airborne. There were no injuries to passengers or crew.

Probable Causes: "The accident is attributed to poor take-off technique. When the take-off was being effected in a hurry, the aircraft settled down on its belly almost immediately after getting airborne."

Accidents to Indian registered aircraft during the year 1964 / Ministry of Transport and Communications, CAD, AIB

Other occurrences involving this aircraft


13 July 1971	VT-DOL	Indian Airlines	0	Gauhati-Borjhar Airport (GAU)		sub
Runway mishap
16 July 1977	VT-DOL	Indian Airlines	0	Jammu-Satwari Airport (IXJ)		sub
Runway mishap

photo (c) Fokker via Frank Ellemers Collection; Calcutta-Dum Dum Airport (CCU/VECC); June 1986

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