- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: June 25, 1958
Time: 1100
Location: Mohanbari, India
Operator: Indian Airlines
Flight #: ?
Route: Mohanbari - Damroh
AC Type: Douglas C-47A
Registration: VT-COJ
cn / ln: 10051
Aboard: 7   (passengers:4  crew:3)
Fatalities: 5   (passengers:3  crew:2)
Ground: 0
Summary: While manoeuvring at a low height in mountainous terrain during a supply dropping mission the port wing of the cargo plane grazed the side of a hill thus causing the aircraft to slew and crash. A contributory factor might have been the mismanagement of the fuel system which caused temporary loss of engine power and height.
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