Incident Overview
Date: Friday 30 December 1949
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-54A-DO (DC-4)
Owner/operator: Bharat Airways
Registration Number: VT-CYK
Location: Comilla –
ÿ Bangladesh
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Fuel tanksFuel tanks
Category: Accident
A 27-year-old radio-operator perished in a forced landing following a fire involving cargo of jute. Seven villagers were killed on the ground, and many villagers gathered around the plane, leading to its ignition and subsequent explosion. The fire originated from fuel tanks, necessitating a forced landing.A 27-year-old radio-operator perished in a forced landing following a fire involving cargo of jute. Seven villagers were killed on the ground, and many villagers gathered around the plane, leading to its ignition and subsequent explosion. The fire originated from fuel tanks, necessitating a forced landing.
Description
Burnt out after a forced landing. The Pakistan government reported that seven villagers were killed on the ground in the accident. The surviving pilot said that many villagers gathered around the plane and were killed and injured when it caught fire and fuel tanks exploded. Contemporary newspaper reports suggest that the cargo of jute had caught fire, necessitating a forced landing. The 27-year old radio-operator died of injuries in a hospital in London, UK, 19 April 1950. He was badly burnt in the accident. Authorities did not list this as a fatality because per ICAO Annex 13, because “for statistical uniformity only, an injury resulting in death within thirty days of the date of the accident is classified as a fatal injury”.
Primary Cause
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