Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 11 September 1963
Aircraft Type: Vickers 768D Viscount
Owner/operator: Indian Airlines
Registration Number: VT-DIO
Location: 51 km S of Agra –
ÿ India
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 18 / Occupants: 18
Component Affected: Vis Viscount aircraftVis Viscount aircraft
Category: Accident
A Viscount aircraft experienced a sudden and severe dive during night air service between Madras and Nagpur. The impact resulted in a crash into a field.A Viscount aircraft experienced a sudden and severe dive during night air service between Madras and Nagpur. The impact resulted in a crash into a field.
Description
The Viscount went into a steep dive and crashed into a field. The plane was operating on the night air mail service Madras-Nagpur-Delhi. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The probable cause of this accident could not be determined.”
Primary Cause
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