Calcutta – Tezpur

On July 12, 1951 at 12:00 AM, Calcutta – Tezpur experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Indamer Airways, with the event recorded near Tezpur Assam.

The flight was categorized as cargo 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.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While approaching Tezpur on a cargo flight from Calcutta, the twin engine aircraft hit the slope of a mountain located 48 km northwest of its intended destination in poor weather conditions. All three crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration VT-CHT, MSN 20662, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 26.6205°, 92.7991°.