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

The crew was performing a local training flight from Chushul Airstrip when an engine failed in flight. Six occupants bailed out and shortly later, the airplane struck a rocky peak and crashed, killing the three crew members who remained in the airplane.

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Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Douglas C-47 near Pune: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 7, 1961

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Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

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Plain, Valley

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Hyderabad – Bombay

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While cruising by night on a flight from Hyderabad to Bombay, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in the region of Pune, killing all four crew members.

Crash of a Douglas C-47 at Rimkhim Post

Date & Time: May 1, 1961

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Engaged in a supply mission, the pilot was approaching the drop zone when he realized he was facing a mountain. He reduced the engine power in an attempt to make an emergency landing when the airplane crash landed on the slope of a snowy mountain an altitude of 5,100 meters. On impact, a fuel tank was broken and the aircraft came to rest in flames. All five crew members were uninjured while the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of a Douglas C-47 in Puri

Date & Time: Aug 28, 1960

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Shot down by Naga rebels and crashed in a field. All occupants became prisoners.

Crash of a Douglas C-47 in Dibrugarh

Date & Time: Mar 4, 1959

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Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

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HJ243

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Military

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Yes

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While approaching Dibrugarh-Mohanbari Airbase, the airplane went out of control and crashed in the Brahmapoutre River, few km from the airfield. All occupants from the 11th Squadron were evacuated while the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of a Douglas C-47 near Myitkyina

Date & Time: Mar 27, 1958

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Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

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HJ252

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Following a navigational error, while cruising in the northeast part of India, the aircraft continued over Burma. Due to fuel exhaustion, the crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The airplane crash landed on the bank of the Irrawady River, in the region of Myitkyina, and came to rest. All occupants were rescued and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Consolidated B-24 Liberator near Palakkad: 10 killed

Date & Time: Feb 5, 1958

Type of aircraft:

Consolidated B-24 Liberator

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HE842

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Flight

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Training

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Mountains

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Sulur - Sulur

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The crew departed Sulur AFB, Tamil Nadu, on a training mission. En route, weather conditions deteriorated and the pilot-in-command decided to gain altitude when the aircraft hit the slope of a mountain shrouded in clouds and located in the region of Palakkad. All ten crew members were killed.

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Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.104 Dove 1 in the Nilgiri Mountains: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 1, 1957

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.104 Dove

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HW524

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Mountains

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Coimbatore – Mangalore

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04244

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1949

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Few minutes after his departure from Coimbatore Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions when the aircraft struck a mountain located in the Nilgiri Hills. The wreckage was found four days later and all three occupants have been killed. There were heavy rain falls at the time of the accident.