Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 27 March 1948
Aircraft Type: Vickers 604 Viking 1B
Owner/operator: Indian National Airways
Registration Number: VT-CEL
Location: Monte Cardo –
ÿ France
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 19 / Occupants: 19
Component Affected: Aircraft Flight SystemAircraft Flight System
Category: Accident
A charter flight from New Delhi, India to London, U.K., experienced difficulties due to poor visibility at an altitude of 2400 meters. The aircraft departed Rome on March 27.A charter flight from New Delhi, India to London, U.K., experienced difficulties due to poor visibility at an altitude of 2400 meters. The aircraft departed Rome on March 27.
Description
Flew into the east side of Monte Cardo at an altitude of 2400 m. Visibility was poor at the time of the accident. The aircraft had left New Delhi, India on March 24 on a charter flight to London, U.K. The aircraft departed Rome at 05:30 hours on March 27 on the last leg of the flight.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FsY-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=nkwMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4041%2C7815570https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FsY-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=nkwMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4041%2C7815570Primary Cause
Poor visibility conditions during flight.Poor visibility conditions during flight.Share on:
