Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 2 February 1955
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Indian Airlines
Registration Number: VT-CVB
Location: Nagpur –
ÿ India
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A DC-3 VT-CVB aircraft, en route to Delhi via an airmail/passenger flight, crashed during a left turn on climb out. The aircraft suffered a catastrophic impact, resulting in disintegration and fire.A DC-3 VT-CVB aircraft, en route to Delhi via an airmail/passenger flight, crashed during a left turn on climb out. The aircraft suffered a catastrophic impact, resulting in disintegration and fire.
Description
DC-3 VT-CVB took off from Nagpur at 03:48 for an airmail/passenger flight to Delhi. During a left turn on climb out, the aircraft struck the ground , disintegrated and burst into flames. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The aircraft crashed as a result of slipping into the ground in the course of a badly executed steep turn to port carried out at night at a low altitude.”
Primary Cause
Slipping into the ground during a badly executed steep turn to port carried out at night at a low altitude.Slipping into the ground during a badly executed steep turn to port carried out at night at a low altitude.Share on:
