Status: | |
Date: | Saturday 14 March 1953 |
Type: | Convair CV-240-7 |
Operator: | Orient Airways |
Registration: | AP-AEG |
MSN: | 82 |
First flight: | 1949 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
Total: | Fatalities: 16 / Occupants: 16 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | S of Kalahasahar ( India)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | Delhi-Safdarjung Airport (VIDD), India |
Destination airport: | Dhaka-Tejgaon Airport (DAC/VGTJ), Bangladesh |
Narrative:Crashed into a mountain on a flight from Delhi to Dhaka. The pilot had descended in poor visibility in order to ascertain his position.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
» Air Britain Casualty compendium (pt. 56)
Photos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does
not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Delhi-Safdarjung Airport to Dhaka-Tejgaon Airport as the crow flies is 1409 km (881 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.