ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) VT-DBA Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport (KTM)
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Date:Tuesday 15 May 1956
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3)
Operator:Indian Airlines
Registration: VT-DBA
MSN: 13165
First flight: 1944
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Passengers:Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 30
Total:Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 33
Ground casualties:Fatalities: 1
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport (KTM) (   Nepal)
Phase: Landing (LDG)
Nature:Int'l Non Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:?
Destination airport:Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport (KTM/VNKT), Nepal
Narrative:
The Indian Airlines DC-3 touched down at Kathmandu at an excessive speed. The aircraft bounced and stalled. Go around power was applied, but remaining runway length was insufficient; the plane overran the end of the runway and went down a steep slope and crashed.

Classification:
Runway excursion

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Douglas DC-3

  • ca 13.000 built
  • 3309th loss
  • 1242nd fatal accident
  • 232nd worst accident (at the time)
  • 360th worst accident (currently)
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