Narrative:
Crashed during a test flight to attempt to determine the cause of an earlier DC-3 accident at Nagpur on December 12, 1953
» ICAO Circular 39-AN/34 (172)
» The Indian Express - Feb 26, 1954
| Status: | Information verified through authorities or other official sources. |
| Date: | Thursday 25 February 1954 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Indian Airlines |
| Registration: | VT-ATU |
| MSN: | 20358 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 16 km (10 mls) from Delhi-Safdarjung Airport ( India)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Delhi-Safdarjung Airport (VIDD), India |
| Delhi-Safdarjung Airport (VIDD), India |
Crashed during a test flight to attempt to determine the cause of an earlier DC-3 accident at Nagpur on December 12, 1953
Sources:
» Air Britain Casualty compendium (pt. 58)» ICAO Circular 39-AN/34 (172)
» The Indian Express - Feb 26, 1954
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