Airplane Crash - Nagpur, India 12/12/1953
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Nagpur, India
| Date | 12/12/1953 |
| Location | Nagpur, India |
| Operator | Indian Airlines |
| Type | Douglas DC-3 |
| Registration | VT-CHF |
| Cn/In | 11810 |
| Aboard | 14 |
| Fatalities | 13 |
| Ground | 0 |
| Summary | The aircraft experienced loss of control in too steep a turn. Loss of critical height during a steep left hand turn, with the landing gear down, executed by the pilot at an unsafe altitude in an attempt to return to the aerodrome, after experiencing a temporary loss of power of the left engine soon after becoming airborne. A false right engine fire warning precipitated the attempt at a forced landing. |
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