Airplane Crash - Near Bombay, India 07/12/1949
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Near Bombay, India
| Date | 07/12/1949 |
| Time | 03:50 |
| Location | Near Bombay, India |
| Operator | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines |
| Route | Delhi - Bombay |
| Type | Lockheed L-749-79-33 Constellation |
| Registration | PH-TDF |
| Cn/In | 2558 |
| Aboard | 45 |
| Fatalities | 45 |
| Ground | 0 |
| Summary | While circling in a blinding monsoon rainstorm, the aircraft crashed into 674 ft. high Ghatkopar hill, 3 miles ENE of the airport. Crew error. Pilots decision to land in weather below prescribed minimums in an area he was not familiar with. |
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