Date:	Friday 17 September 1976
Time:	09:21
Type:	Douglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator:	Madhya Pradesh Government
Registration:	VT-AXC
MSN:	20303
Year of manufacture:	1944
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	Bhopal Airport (BHO) -   India
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	SF
Departure airport:	Bhopal Airport (BHO/VABP)
Destination airport:	Indore Airport (IDR/VAID)

Narrative:
The aircraft was scheduled to operate an executive flight from Bhopal to Indore, India. After becoming airborne the pilot, before attaining safe speed and height, asked the co-pilot to retract the landing gear. Soon after, the pilot realised that the aircraft speed was below the minimum control speed and the aircraft was sinking. He asked the co-pilot to lower the landing gear, but before the co-pilot could select the landing gear to the down position, the aircraft mushed into the ground sustaining substantial damage.
The two crew and eight passengers on board escaped unhurt. There was no fire.

Civil aircraft accidents 1976 / Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation, CAD, ASD

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