Narrative:
Collided with a tree while traversing a cloud covered ridge at 7300 feet msl.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 12 July 1969 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-3D |
| Operator: | Royal Nepal Airlines |
| Registration: | 9N-AAP |
| MSN: | 42956 |
| First flight: | 1946 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 31 / Occupants: 31 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 35 / Occupants: 35 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Hetauda ( Nepal)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport (KTM/VNKT), Nepal |
| Simra Airport (SIF/VNSI), Nepal |
Collided with a tree while traversing a cloud covered ridge at 7300 feet msl.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
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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 Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport to Simra Airport as the crow flies is 70 km (44 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport to Simra Airport as the crow flies is 70 km (44 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few 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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