Détails:
The DC-3 was operating on a flight from Calcutta (CCU) to Imphal (IMF) via Agartala (IXA) and Silchar (IXS). The aircraft took off from Agartala at 10:10 for a 50-minute flight to Silchar. En route weather was poor (thunderstorms in the area southwest of Silchar). The aircraft didn't arrive at its destination and was found to have crashed.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Structural failure occurred while the aircraft was flying through a thunderstorm. The failure originated in the port centre section and was due to loads which exceeded the ultimate design value for the structure. It was not possible to establish whether the pilot adopted the correct procedure for flying in turbulence."
| Statuts: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | dimanche 29 mars 1959 |
| Heure: | 10:45 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Douglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3) |
| Compagnie: | Indian Airlines |
| Immatriculation: | VT-CGI |
| Numéro de série: | 20176 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1944 |
| Moteurs: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 4 / à bord: 4 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 20 / à bord: 20 |
| Total: | victimes: 24 / à bord: 24 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | 56 km (35 milles) W of Silchar ( Inde)
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| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Transport de Passagers Nat. |
| Aéroport de départ: | Agartala-Singerbhil Airport (IXA/VEAT), Inde |
| Silchar-Kumbhirgram Airport (IXS/VEKU), Inde |
The DC-3 was operating on a flight from Calcutta (CCU) to Imphal (IMF) via Agartala (IXA) and Silchar (IXS). The aircraft took off from Agartala at 10:10 for a 50-minute flight to Silchar. En route weather was poor (thunderstorms in the area southwest of Silchar). The aircraft didn't arrive at its destination and was found to have crashed.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Structural failure occurred while the aircraft was flying through a thunderstorm. The failure originated in the port centre section and was due to loads which exceeded the ultimate design value for the structure. It was not possible to establish whether the pilot adopted the correct procedure for flying in turbulence."
Sources:
» ICAO Accident Digest Circular 62-AN/57 (109-111)Photos
Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Agartala-Singerbhil Airport et Silchar-Kumbhirgram Airport est de 208 km (130 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
La distance entre Agartala-Singerbhil Airport et Silchar-Kumbhirgram Airport est de 208 km (130 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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Douglas DC-3
- ca 13.000 built
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