Narrative:
The DC-3 left Calcutta at 05:46 for a cargo flight to Guwahati. Last radio contact with the flight was when the crew reported 10 miles from the Guwahati airport. The crew did not report joining the circuit as requested. It appeared that the aircraft had crashed after hitting trees.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The aircraft crashed in the course of a premature descent, during the final approach, as a result of hitting arecanut trees which were obscured from view by fog in the area."
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Friday 21 January 1955 |
| Time: | 07:29 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Indian Airlines |
| Registration: | VT-COZ |
| MSN: | 13569 |
| 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: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Gauhati-Borjhar Airport (GAU) ( India)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Calcutta-Dum Dum Airport (CCU/VECC), India |
| Gauhati-Borjhar Airport (GAU/VEGT), India |
The DC-3 left Calcutta at 05:46 for a cargo flight to Guwahati. Last radio contact with the flight was when the crew reported 10 miles from the Guwahati airport. The crew did not report joining the circuit as requested. It appeared that the aircraft had crashed after hitting trees.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The aircraft crashed in the course of a premature descent, during the final approach, as a result of hitting arecanut trees which were obscured from view by fog in the area."
Sources:
» ICAO Accident Digest Circular 50-AN/45 (61-64)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 Calcutta-Dum Dum Airport to Gauhati-Borjhar Airport as the crow flies is 495 km (310 miles).
Distance from Calcutta-Dum Dum Airport to Gauhati-Borjhar Airport as the crow flies is 495 km (310 miles).
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