Narrative:
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.
Loss of control
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 24 March 1958 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-85-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Indian Airlines |
| Registration: | VT-CYN |
| MSN: | 19988 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 16 / Occupants: 16 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 20 / Occupants: 20 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 25 km (15.6 mls) from Kathmandu ( Nepal)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Simra Airport (SIF/VNSI), Nepal |
| Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport (KTM/VNKT), Nepal |
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.
Classification:
Navigational error Loss of control
Sources:
» Spokane Daily Chronicle - Mar 25, 1958Photos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Simra Airport to Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport as the crow flies is 70 km (44 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Simra Airport to Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport as the crow flies is 70 km (44 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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