1947 Korangi Creek crash

1947 Korangi Creek crash

An Air India DC-3, similar to the one involved in the crash
Accident
Date	27 December 1947
Summary	Loss of control due to instrument failure during night conditions
Site	Korangi Creek, Pakistan
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Douglas C-48C
Operator	Air India
Registration	VT-AUG
Flight origin	Karachi International Airport, Pakistan
Destination	Bombay Santacruz Airport, India
Occupants	23
Passengers	19
Crew	4
Fatalities	23
Survivors	0

The Korangi Creek crash took place when an Air India flight from Karachi to Bombay crashed shortly after takeoff. All 19 passengers and 4 crew members were killed.^[1] Poor visibility and malfunctioning instruments in the cockpit led the pilots to lose control. The Douglas C-48 aircraft was damaged beyond repair. This was the first airline fatality in Pakistan after its independence in 1947.

Aircraft[]

The Douglas C-48 involved was built in 1941 as a civilian Douglas DC-3A-314 with construction number 4175 and registered NC30006 and operated for Pan Am. In 1942 the aircraft was converted to a C-48C with tail number 42-38336 for the USAAF. After WWII the aircraft was declared surplus and phased out and was subsequently sold to Air-India and registered VT-AUG.

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External links[]

• Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network

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