| Date: | Tuesday 25 December 1956 |
| Time: | 11:15 |
| Type: |  Convair CV-240-5 |
| Owner/operator: | Pakistan International Airlines - PIA |
| Registration: | AP-AHO |
| MSN: | 42 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 40 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Bombay-Santacruz Airport (BOM) -
 India
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | |
| Bombay-Santacruz Airport (BOM/VABB) |
While approaching Bombay-Santa Cruz runway 27, the CV-240 was struck by a Stinson L-5 Sentinel (VT-CAR) which had just taken off from Bombay-Juhu. The Stinson crashed, killing both occupants, but the CV-240 landed safely.
Sources:
The Indian Express 26 December 1956, p7
Images:
photo (c) Haroon M. K. Tareen; Karachi Airport (KHI/OPKC)
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