Incident Overview
Date: Monday 3 August 1959
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Kalinga Airlines
Registration Number: VT-DGP
Location: Sagone –
ÿ India
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: Aircraft navigation system and performance management.Aircraft navigation system and performance management.
Category: Accident
A DC-3 aircraft departed Mohanbari at 10:17 for a twenty-minute VMC flight to Along, last radio contact was at 10:28. An investigation revealed probable cause related to pilot navigation error ? an incorrect valley entry resulted in insufficient performance, leading to a stall and potential loss of control.A DC-3 aircraft departed Mohanbari at 10:17 for a twenty-minute VMC flight to Along, last radio contact was at 10:28. An investigation revealed probable cause related to pilot navigation error ? an incorrect valley entry resulted in insufficient performance, leading to a stall and potential loss of control.
Description
The DC-3 departed Mohanbari at 10:17 for a twenty minute VMC flight to Along. Last radio contact was at 10:28. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The accident was attributed to an error of navigation on the part of the pilot. He entered a wrong valley and without proper assessment of the performance of his fully-loaded aircraft in the space available attempted to make a steep insufficient to effect a recovery from the stall.”
Primary Cause
Pilot navigation error ? incorrect valley entry resulted in insufficient performance.Pilot navigation error ? incorrect valley entry resulted in insufficient performance.Share on:
