ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 26369
Last updated: 21 May 2013
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| Date: | 23-FEB-1939 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Beechcraft E17B Staggerwing |
| Operator: | Indian National Airways |
| Registration: | VT-AKJ |
| C/n / msn: | 232 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 30 miles North of Karachi -
 Pakistan
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | |
| Karachi-Mauripur RAF Station |
Beechcraft E17B (232) Registered 28.7.38 (C of R 355) to Indian National Airways Ltd, New Delhi. Crashed after collision with Vega Gull VT-AJD 30 miles North of Karachi 23.2.39. Pilot of the Beechcraft presumably survived, as only the pilot of the Vega Gull was reported killed. Registration cancelled 23.2.39 as crashed.
Sources:
1. World Directory of Airliner Crashes/Terry Denham
2. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/vt-aaa.pdf
3. http://www.warbirdsofindia.com/Civil/regnpage.php?cur=50&max=50&fmreg=AHR&toreg=ZZZ&acname=&cropt=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Apr-2011 04:33 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 20-Jan-2013 09:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total occupants, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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