Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Dec 12, 1953 (13 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on December 12, 1953 near Nagpur Maharashtra, India with 13 fatalities.
- Date: December 12, 1953
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Nagpur Maharashtra, India
- Fatalities: 13
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
An Indian Airlines Douglas DC-3 on a scheduled Nagpur to Madras flight swung left just after takeoff, climbed steeply past the runway end, turned sharply and crashed in a field about 4,000 feet from the runway. All 10 passengers and three crew members were killed.