Agartala – Dhaka

On July 9, 1958 at 02:05 PM, Agartala – Dhaka experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Indian Airlines, with the event recorded near Dhaka Dhaka.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) 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.

The listed crash cause is weather. While approaching Dhaka Airport, weather conditions suddenly deteriorated. In thunderstorm activity, the crew lost control of the airplane that crashed few km from the airfield. All three crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration VT-CYM, MSN 19317, year of manufacture 1943.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 23.8203°, 90.3710°.