Bombay – Coimbatore

On December 13, 1950 at 12:00 AM, Bombay – Coimbatore experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Air India, with the event recorded near Katagaru Karnataka.

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

27 people were known to be on board, 27 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: 23, passenger fatalities: 23, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While cruising in low visibility, the aircraft hit the slope of mountain located near Katagaru, State of Karnataka. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and all 27 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration VT-CFK, MSN 14604/26049, year of manufacture 1944.