Passengers 19 Survivors 0 Registration VT-AUG Operator Air India Survivor 0 | Crew 4 Aircraft type Douglas DC-3 Date 27 December 1947 Total fatalities 23 (all) | |
Destination Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Similar 1947 Croydon Dakota a, Pennsylvania Central Airlines Fl, Pakistan International Airlines Fl, Pan Am Flight 923, 1947 Avianca Douglas | ||
The Korangi Creek crash took place when an Air India flight from Karachi to Bombay crashed shortly after takeoff. All 19 passengers and 4 crew members were killed. Poor visibility and malfunctioning instrument in the cockpit led the pilots to lose control. The Douglas DC-3 aircraft was damaged beyond repair. This was the first airline fatality in Pakistan after its independence in 1947.
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