New Delhi - New Delhi

On March 13, 1957 at 09:15 AM, New Delhi - New Delhi experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Indian Airlines, with the event recorded near New Delhi-Safdarjung National Capital Territory of Delhi.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a city crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 250.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 3.

The listed crash cause is human factor. VT-CFB took off from Safdarjung Airport at approximately 0832LT on a training flight. At 0839 it reported as being 20 miles north of Safdarjung Airport and at 5 000 ft. There was no further radiotelephony contact with the aircraft. At approximately 0915 hours it crashed 10 miles north of Safdarjung Airport and was destroyed by impact and fire. Both occupants were killed as were three inmates of a hut in the labour colony where the crash occurred.

Aircraft reference details include registration VT-CFB, MSN 13626, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 28.5854°, 77.2122°.