Air Crash Daily | 1963 Indian Airlines Vickers Viscount (VT-DIO) Crash Aftermath Footage @AirCrashDaily | Uploaded October 2024 | Updated October 2024, 15 hours ago.
ICAO Final Report:
baaa-acro.com/sites/default/files/2017-12/VT-DIO.pdf
Photos Archive:
https://x.com/aircrashdaily/status/1836423836100854122?s=19
On September 10, 1963, an Indian Airlines Vickers Viscount (Reg. VT-DIO) was operating a scheduled domestic flight, operating the Night Air Mail Service on the route Madras - Nagpur - New Delhi.
It took off from Madras at 22:40 Indian standard time and the flight to Nagpur was uneventful. The plane took off from Nagpur with another crew at 02:37 on ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ญ๐ญ, ๐ญ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฏ. Communications difficulties were encountered commencing at 02:58; the last message known to be sent by the plane was at 03:36; at that time VT-DIO was flying normally at an altitude of 16,500 feet, the sky was clear and the estimated time of arrival to the Delhi Control boundary was given as 04:05. There was enough fuel in the plane to maintain flight until 09:50. At approximately 04:00, the plane crashed in a field near village Patti, 15 miles from Agra. The impact resulted in immediate explosion and fire, all 13 aboard being killed.
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The cause of the accident could not be established. Although there is little substantial evidence to support the assumption, it is possible that a sudden malfunctioning of the auto-pilot and/or a sudden failure of the electrical power may have created conditions which made it impossible for the crew to retain control of the aircraft, thus causing it to lose height rapidly and crash to the ground.
ICAO Final Report:
baaa-acro.com/sites/default/files/2017-12/VT-DIO.pdf
Photos Archive:
https://x.com/aircrashdaily/status/1836423836100854122?s=19
On September 10, 1963, an Indian Airlines Vickers Viscount (Reg. VT-DIO) was operating a scheduled domestic flight, operating the Night Air Mail Service on the route Madras - Nagpur - New Delhi.
It took off from Madras at 22:40 Indian standard time and the flight to Nagpur was uneventful. The plane took off from Nagpur with another crew at 02:37 on ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ญ๐ญ, ๐ญ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฏ. Communications difficulties were encountered commencing at 02:58; the last message known to be sent by the plane was at 03:36; at that time VT-DIO was flying normally at an altitude of 16,500 feet, the sky was clear and the estimated time of arrival to the Delhi Control boundary was given as 04:05. There was enough fuel in the plane to maintain flight until 09:50. At approximately 04:00, the plane crashed in a field near village Patti, 15 miles from Agra. The impact resulted in immediate explosion and fire, all 13 aboard being killed.
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ:
The cause of the accident could not be established. Although there is little substantial evidence to support the assumption, it is possible that a sudden malfunctioning of the auto-pilot and/or a sudden failure of the electrical power may have created conditions which made it impossible for the crew to retain control of the aircraft, thus causing it to lose height rapidly and crash to the ground.
