Accident Aero Commander N....,
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Date:Sunday 19 June 1960
Time:
Type:Aero Commander
Owner/operator:
Registration: N....
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Chakrata -   India
Phase: En route
Nature:Demo/Airshow/Display
Departure airport:New Delhi
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
US bi-motor crashed in Himalaya mountains on demonstration flight. Indian passengers. Pilot and three passengers killed, among Dr P.K. Ghosh (India's Atomic Energy Commission). Two passengers survived with injuries.

Sources:

ABC (Madrid) 21 June 1960, p65
Hamburger Abendblatt 20 June 1960

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Mar-2016 15:27 TB Added
05-Mar-2018 13:52 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
05-Mar-2018 13:53 TB Updated [Nature, Narrative]
25-May-2019 18:48 Ajai Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
21-Feb-2021 20:47 TB Updated [Registration, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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