| Status: | |
| Datum: | woensdag 5 april 1950 |
| Tijd: | ca 04:00 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Deccan Airways |
| Registratie: | VT-CJD |
| Constructienummer: | 12826 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1944 |
| Motoren: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 3 / inzittenden: 3 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 3 / inzittenden: 3 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | 3,5 km (2.2 mijl) S of Calcutta-Dum Dum Airport (CCU) ( India)
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| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Vracht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Calcutta-Dum Dum Airport (CCU/VECC), India |
| Assam, India |
One engine failed soon after takeoff from Calcutta-Dum Dum Airport. The crew was not able to return to the airfield and the airplane crash-landed in a paddy at Hatiara, just south of the airport. A contributory cause was the overloading of the aircraft.
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» The Indian Express - Apr 6, 1950Foto's
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