Date:	Sunday 15 July 1962
Time:
Type:	Douglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator:	Indian Airlines
Registration:	VT-AUS
MSN:	20289
Year of manufacture:	1944
Engine model:	Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Minor, repaired
Category:	Accident
Location:	near Lahore -   Pakistan
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Cargo
Departure airport:	Kabul Airport (KBL/OAKB)
Destination airport:	Amritsar-Raja Sansi Airport (ATQ/VIAR)

Narrative:
The aircraft was en route to Amritsar when it was attacked by a vulture. The bird smashed through the wind screen, killing the co-pilot.

Fatalities and Destroyed Civil Aircraft Due To Bird Strikes 1912-2002 / John Thorpe (International Bird Strike Committee ISBC26/WP-SA1)
Accidents to Indian registered aircraft during the year 1962 / Ministry of Transport and Communications, CAD, AIB

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