Coimbatore – Mangalore

On September 1, 1957 at 12:00 AM, Coimbatore – Mangalore experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.104 Dove, operated by Indian Air Force - Bharatiya Vayu Sena, with the event recorded near Nilgiri Hills Tamil Nadu.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

Few minutes after his departure from Coimbatore Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions when the aircraft struck a mountain located in the Nilgiri Hills. The wreckage was found four days later and all three occupants have been killed. There were heavy rain falls at the time of the accident.

Aircraft reference details include registration HW524, MSN 04244, year of manufacture 1949.