| Status: | Final |
| Date: | Friday 29 January 1960 |
| Type: |  Douglas R4D-1 (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Pakistan International Airlines - PIA |
| Registration: | AP-ABC |
| MSN: | 6069 |
| First flight: | 1942 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Collision casualties: | Fatalities: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Nagpur ( India)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Dhaka-Tejgaon Airport (DAC/VGTJ), Bangladesh |
| Nagpur-Sonegaon Airport (NAG/VANP), India |
While on final approach to Nagpur (flying from Dhaka), a Slingsby T-21B glider (VT-GBZ) crossed the flight path of the DC-3. While trying to avoid a collision, the right wing of the DC-3 struck the glider. The glider crashed out of control. Both crew (instructor and trainee) were seriously injured; the trainee later died of his injuries.
The DC-3 landed safely with damage to its port wingtip.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Unauthorized launching and subsequent manoeuvering of the glider ahead of the powered aircraft when it was on its final approach to land."
Classification:
Mid air collisionForced landing on runway
Sources:
» Accidents to Indian registered aircraft during the year 1960 / Ministry of Transport and Communications, CAD, AIBPhotos
Map
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Distance from Dhaka-Tejgaon Airport to Nagpur-Sonegaon Airport as the crow flies is 1195 km (747 miles).
Distance from Dhaka-Tejgaon Airport to Nagpur-Sonegaon Airport as the crow flies is 1195 km (747 miles).
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.
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