Incident Overview
Date: Monday 16 July 1962
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Kalinga Airlines
Registration Number: VT-DFZ
Location: 1,6 km N of Loheshyphu Dropping Zone, Naga Hills –
ÿ India
Phase of Flight: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: Fully loaded aircraftFully loaded aircraft
Category: Accident
On Kalinga Airlines DC-3, a food supply dropping mission out of Jorhat resulted in a crash after losing control during a turn in a valley. The crash occurred in Arunachal Pradesh, India, which is now considered the North-East Frontier Agency area.On Kalinga Airlines DC-3, a food supply dropping mission out of Jorhat resulted in a crash after losing control during a turn in a valley. The crash occurred in Arunachal Pradesh, India, which is now considered the North-East Frontier Agency area.
Description
The Kalinga Airlines DC-3 operated on a food supply dropping mission out of Jorhat. The airplane lost control after entering a stall during a turn in a valley and crashed. The North-East Frontier Agency area were the plane crashed is now Arunachal Pradesh, India. PROBABLE CAUSE: “Loss of control experienced by the pilot as a result of stall of the fully loaded aircraft during a turn in the valley.”
Source of Information
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19620718&printsec=frontpage&hl=enhttp://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19620718&printsec=frontpage&hl=enPrimary Cause
Loss of control experienced by the pilot as a result of stall of the fully loaded aircraft during a turn in the valley.Loss of control experienced by the pilot as a result of stall of the fully loaded aircraft during a turn in the valley.Share on:
