- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: April 21, 1969
Time: 1459
Location: Khulna, East Pakistan
Operator: Indian Airlines
Flight #: ?
Route: Silchar, India - Khulna, Bangladesh
AC Type: Fokker F-27 Friendship 100
Registration: VT-DOJ
cn / ln: 10214
Aboard: 44   (passengers:40  crew:4)
Fatalities: 44   (passengers:40  crew:4)
Ground: 0
Summary: The aircraft crashed in adverse weather conditions. Windshear. The crew tried to fly through thunderstorms at a low level but lost control in severe downdrafts.
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