- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: June 03, 1963
Time: 1130
Location: Pathankot, India
Operator: Indian Airlines
Flight #: ?
Route: Amritsar - Srinagar
AC Type: Douglas C-47
Registration: VT-AUL
cn / ln: 20265
Aboard: 29   (passengers:26  crew:3)
Fatalities: 29   (passengers:26  crew:3)
Ground: 0
Summary: Cashed 25 miles from Amritsar. Structural failure of the aircraft in the air, following overstressing, as a result of loss of control. The loss of control was caused by improper rigging of the rudder bungee system.
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