Incident Noorduyn Norseman VI VT-AZF,
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Date:Thursday 10 April 1947
Time:morning
Type:Silhouette image of generic NORS model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Noorduyn Norseman VI
Owner/operator:Mistri Airways
Registration: VT-AZF
MSN: 787
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Tirupur, Tamil Nadu -   India
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger
Departure airport:Bangalore
Destination airport:Coimbatore
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Caught fire when it contacted electrical wires during emergency landing after engine failure. After landing pilot and two passengers jumped out and aircraft burned down.

Sources:

World Directory of Airliner Crashes/Terry Denham
The Indian Express 12 April 1947, p8

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
10-May-2011 16:20 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Damage, Narrative]
20-Dec-2018 16:10 TB Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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