No fatalities

Unknown Aircraft Accident in 1947 (VT-CJZ)

Srinagar, IndiaFlight

On December 31, 1947, an Avro 19 (registration VT-CJZ) operated by Bharat Airways was involved in an aviation accident near Srinagar, India in flight. No fatalities were reported. This summary draws on records from the Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives (B3A); 2 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

Sourcesthe Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives (B3A)Primary reportUpdated 2026-08-05Data APIEditorial standards

An aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances at an unspecified location sometime during the year 1947. No specific details regarding the operator, registration, or cause have been recorded.

What happened

Records indicate that an aircraft met with a fatal accident in 1947. The precise date of the incident has not been established, and it is known only to have occurred at some point during that calendar year. The location of the crash site is similarly undocumented in available sources.

The circumstances surrounding the event are described as unknown. There is no information available regarding the specific sequence of events leading up to the impact, nor are there details about the flight phase at the time of the accident. Consequently, the operator and the specific aircraft type involved remain unidentified in this record.