| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | November 3 1950 |
| Summary | Heavy weather |
| Site | Mont Blanc |
| Aircraft type | Lockheed L-749A Constellation |
| Operator | Air India |
| Registration | VT-CQP |
| Flight origin | Bombay |
| Destination | London |
| Passengers | 40 |
| Crew | 8 |
| Fatalities | 48 (all) |
| Survivors | 0 |
Air India Flight 245 was a scheduled Air India passenger flight that crashed at Mont Blanc in Switzerland on 3 November 1950.
On the morning of 3 November 1950 Air India Flight 245 called Malabar Princess a Lockheed L-749A Constellation (registered VT-CQP) carrying 40 passengers and 8 crew was flying on the Bombay-Cairo-Geneva-London route crashed on the Mont Blanc killing all on board.[1][2]
The control towers at Grenoble and Geneva received a report, "I am vertical with Voiron, at 4700 meters altitude." at 10:43 a.m. from the pilot. That is the last transmission from the aircraft before it crashed.
The "Malabar Princess" hit the face of the Rochers de la Tournette 4,677 m (15,344 ft) on the side of the Mont Blanc.[2] Rescue parties were sent out on November 5, after the stormy weather had receded. The debris littering the French face of the summit was located by a Swiss plane.[2] There were no survivors.
Sixteen years later Air India Flight 101 crashes in almost the exact spot.