Indian Air Force - Bharatiya Vayu Sena | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The four engine aircraft departed Chandigarh on a flight to Leh, carrying 98 passengers, soldiers and family members. While descending to Leh, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with snowstorm and the captain made a 180 turn to return to Chandigarh as a landing at Leh Airport was impossible. Few minutes later, while cruising in zero visibility at an altitude of 22,000 feet, the airplane struck the slope of a snow covered mountain located near the Rohtang Pass, Himachal Pradesh. As the airplane failed to return to Chandigarh, SAR operations were conducted but eventually suspended few weeks later as no trace of the aircraft no the 102 occupants was found. Some debris were found in August 2003 at an altitude of 5,400 meters in the Dhaka Glacier and three bodies in August 2007.

Crash of a Douglas C-47 at Yellahanka AFB: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jan 1, 1967

Type of aircraft:

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

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Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Training

Survivors:

Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Yellahanka - Yellahanka

Location:

Yelahanka AFB (Bangalore)

Karnataka

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India

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Asia

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The crew was completing a local training flight at Yellahanka AFB. After touchdown, the airplane bounced several times, went out of control, veered off runway and came to rest in flames. A crew member was killed while two others were injured.

Crash of a Douglas C-47 in India

Date & Time: Sep 25, 1965

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Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

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Crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in India while completing a supply mission. The crew fate remains unknown.

Crash of a Douglas C-47 in Kohima: 9 killed

Date & Time: Apr 13, 1965

Type of aircraft:

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

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HJ218

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Flight

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Military

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Crashed in unknown circumstances, killing all nine occupants.

Crash of a De Havilland DHC-3 Otter near Tezpur: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 5, 1965

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DHC-3 Otter

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Registration:

IM1727

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Flight

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Military

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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242

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1958

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Crashed in unknown circumstances near Tezpur, killing all four occupants.

Crash of a De Havilland DHC-3 Otter in Pasighat

Date & Time: Dec 29, 1964

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DHC-3 Otter

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Military

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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The single engine airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the Brahmaputra River while approaching Pasighat Airport. The crew fate remains unknown.

Crash of a Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar in Barrackpore: 22 killed

Date & Time: Mar 4, 1964

Type of aircraft:

Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar

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Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

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Military

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Barrackpore – Bagdogra

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Shortly after takeoff from Barrackpore Airport, while climbing, the airplane exploded and crashed into the Hooghly River. All 22 occupants were killed.