Status: | |
Date: | Saturday 6 October 1951 |
Type: | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) |
Operator: | Indian Air Force - IAF |
Registration: | registration unknown |
MSN: | |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Mersin ( Turkey)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Malta-Luqa Airport (MLA/LMML), Malta |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:The Indian Air Force plane was en route from Malta to Cyprus when it went off course, impacting a mountain near Mersin, Turkey in fog.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
» Warbirds of India (warbirds.in)
»
Milliyet Gazete Arsivi, 8 October 1951
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.