

Détails:
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."
| Statuts: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | mercredi 1 août 1962 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) |
| Compagnie: | Royal Nepal Airlines |
| Immatriculation: | 9N-AAH |
| Numéro de série: | 6216 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1943 |
| Moteurs: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 4 / Ã bord: 4 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 6 / Ã bord: 6 |
| Total: | victimes: 10 / Ã bord: 10 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | près de Tulachan Dhuri ( Népal)
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| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Transport de Passagers Intern. |
| Aéroport de départ: | Kathmandu-Gaucher Airport (KTM/VNKT), Népal |
| Delhi-Palam Airport (DEL/VIDP), Inde |
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."
Sources:
» ICAO Accident Digest No.14 Volume I, Circular 71-AN/63 (40-42)Photos
Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Kathmandu-Gaucher Airport et Delhi-Palam Airport est de 810 km (506 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
La distance entre Kathmandu-Gaucher Airport et Delhi-Palam Airport est de 810 km (506 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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