

Descripción:
The DC-3 took off from Kathmandu-Gaucher Airport at 12:21 for a flight to New Delhi. The crew were cleared direct to New Delhi, cruising altitude 8500 feet. The pilot was to receive a weather forecast en route, because no forecast was available before takeoff. Last radio contact with the flight was at 13:15 when the pilot reported to Calcutta FIC "83 deg East at 8500 ft". The wreckage was found August 9, located on a mountain top at 11200 feet altitude.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The drifting of the aircraft to the north of its track, towards high mountainous terrain, under instrument meteorological conditions."
| Estado: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Fecha: | miércoles 1 agosto 1962 |
| Tipo: |  Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) |
| Operador: | Royal Nepal Airlines |
| Registración: | 9N-AAH |
| Numéro de série: | 6216 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1943 |
| Motores: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 4 / Ocupantes: 4 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 6 / Ocupantes: 6 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 10 / Ocupantes: 10 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | cerca Tulachan Dhuri ( Nepal)
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| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Internacional Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Kathmandu-Gaucher Airport (KTM/VNKT), Nepal |
| Delhi-Palam Airport (DEL/VIDP), India |
The DC-3 took off from Kathmandu-Gaucher Airport at 12:21 for a flight to New Delhi. The crew were cleared direct to New Delhi, cruising altitude 8500 feet. The pilot was to receive a weather forecast en route, because no forecast was available before takeoff. Last radio contact with the flight was at 13:15 when the pilot reported to Calcutta FIC "83 deg East at 8500 ft". The wreckage was found August 9, located on a mountain top at 11200 feet altitude.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The drifting of the aircraft to the north of its track, towards high mountainous terrain, under instrument meteorological conditions."
Fuentes:
» ICAO Accident Digest No.14 Volume I, Circular 71-AN/63 (40-42)Fotos
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Distance from Kathmandu-Gaucher Airport to Delhi-Palam Airport as the crow flies is 810 km (506 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Kathmandu-Gaucher Airport to Delhi-Palam Airport as the crow flies is 810 km (506 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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