Incident Overview
Date: Monday 24 March 1958
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-85-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Indian Airlines
Registration Number: VT-CYN
Location: 25 km from Kathmandu –
ÿ Nepal
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 20 / Occupants: 20
Component Affected: Aircraft structure and control systems.Aircraft structure and control systems.
Category: Accident
A DC-3 aircraft, en route to Kathmandu, experienced a stall and subsequent crash due to a navigational error resulting in entry into a wrong valley.A DC-3 aircraft, en route to Kathmandu, experienced a stall and subsequent crash due to a navigational error resulting in entry into a wrong valley.
Description
Due to a navigational error the DC-3 entered a wrong valley while on its way to Kathmandu. While manoeuvring to make a turn the aircraft stalled and crashed.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GgJYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BPcDAAAAIBAJ&dq=nepal%20plane&pg=6972%2C6065202https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GgJYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BPcDAAAAIBAJ&dq=nepal%20plane&pg=6972%2C6065202Primary Cause
Navigational error leading to a stall and subsequent crash.Navigational error leading to a stall and subsequent crash.Share on:
