New Delhi – Rome – London

On March 27, 1948 at 07:30 AM, New Delhi – Rome – London experienced a crash involving Vickers Viking, operated by Indian National Airways - INA, with the event recorded near Mt Cardo Haute-Corse.

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

19 people were known to be on board, 19 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 15, passenger fatalities: 15, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While flying at an altitude of 2,400 meters in poor weather conditions, the twin engine aircraft hit the slope of Mt Cardo located in the center of Corsica. The wreckage was found few hours later and all 19 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration VT-CEL, MSN 166, year of manufacture 1947.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 42.7026°, 9.4281°.