Narrative:
The C-47 was on a paratroop training flight when it contacted high tension wires near a highway and crashed.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 13 September 1972 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-45-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Royal Nepalese Air Force |
| Registration: | 9N-RF10 |
| MSN: | 9950 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 27 / Occupants: 27 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 31 / Occupants: 31 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Panchkhal ( Nepal)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport (KTM/VNKT), Nepal |
| Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport (KTM/VNKT), Nepal |
The C-47 was on a paratroop training flight when it contacted high tension wires near a highway and crashed.
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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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