Chushul - Chushul

On July 1, 1961 at 12:00 AM, Chushul - Chushul experienced a crash involving Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, operated by Indian Air Force - Bharatiya Vayu Sena, with the event recorded near Chushul Jammu and Kashmir.

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

9 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 6 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 33.3%.

Crew on board: 9, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew was performing a local training flight from Chushul Airstrip when an engine failed in flight. Six occupants bailed out and shortly later, the airplane struck a rocky peak and crashed, killing the three crew members who remained in the airplane.

Aircraft reference details include registration IK459, MSN 11300, year of manufacture 1953.