Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 25 February 1954
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Indian Airlines
Registration Number: VT-ATU
Location: 16 km from Delhi-Safdarjung Airport –
ÿ India
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: DC-3 aircraftDC-3 aircraft
Category: Accident
A DC-3 aircraft crashed during a test flight near Nagpur on December 12, 1953, attempting to investigate a previous accident. The crash resulted in fatalities.A DC-3 aircraft crashed during a test flight near Nagpur on December 12, 1953, attempting to investigate a previous accident. The crash resulted in fatalities.
Description
Crashed during a test flight to attempt to determine the cause of an earlier DC-3 accident at Nagpur on December 12, 1953
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19540226&printsec=frontpage&hl=enhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19540226&printsec=frontpage&hl=enPrimary Cause
Unknown ? Investigation into the previous DC-3 accident is ongoing.Unknown ? Investigation into the previous DC-3 accident is ongoing.Share on:
