UNK62X0101

NTSB accident investigation · Douglas DC-8 · Bombay, India · July 7, 1962

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 7, 1962
Place
Bombay, India · BOMBAY, India
Injuries
94 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
IT1Douglas DC-8
Status
Completed
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184835

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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B-0006   62/7/7  NR.BOMBAY INDIA       DOUGLAS DC-8        CR-  9  0  0  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TIME - 2359                    IT1                 PX- 85  0  0
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0
        OPERATOR - ALITALIA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        UNDER INVESTIGATION

Aircraft

Registration
IT1
Reported as
Douglas DC-8
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
Destroyed