21 fatalities

1950-12-13: Air India VT-CFK — India

India

On December 13, 1950, an Air India VT-CFK was involved in an aviation accident near India. 21 people were killed. This summary draws on records from Wikidata contributors; 7 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

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On December 13, 1950, Air India aircraft VT-CFK was involved in an accident in the Nilgiri Mountains, India, resulting in 21 fatalities.

Accident Overview

On December 13, 1950, an Air India aircraft bearing registration VT-CFK was involved in an accident in the Nilgiri Mountains of India. The incident resulted in 21 fatalities.

Recorded Details

The accident is cataloged in the Wikidata aviation-safety dataset, which systematically documents thousands of aircraft accidents and aviation occurrences from the history of powered and unpowered flight. The entry for this event includes the date, location, operator, registration, and fatality count as provided by official sources.

Dataset Context

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