Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 13 September 1972
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-45-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Nepalese Royal Flight
Registration Number: 9N-RF10
Location: Panchkhal –
ÿ Nepal
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 31 / Occupants: 31
Component Affected: C-47 aircraftC-47 aircraft
Category: Accident
A Royal Flight C-47 aircraft was involved in a training flight near a highway when it experienced a crash due to contact with high tension wires.A Royal Flight C-47 aircraft was involved in a training flight near a highway when it experienced a crash due to contact with high tension wires.
Description
The Royal Flight registered C-47 was on a paratroop training flight when it contacted high tension wires near a highway and crashed.
Source of Information
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepalese_Army_Air_Servicehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepalese_Army_Air_ServicePrimary Cause
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