Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Dec 13, 1950 (21 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on December 13, 1950 near Kotagiri Tamil Nadu, India with 21 fatalities. Cause: Collision with mountain slope in...
- Date: December 13, 1950
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Kotagiri Tamil Nadu, India
- Fatalities: 21
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Collision with mountain slope in low visibility
An Air India Douglas C-47 flying from Bombay to Coimbatore struck high ground near Kotagiri on 13 December 1950 after a navigation error. All 21 people on board were killed, including the statistician Abraham Wald.