Accident description
Last updated: 23 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 03 JAN 1960 |
| Time: | 10:40 IST |
| Type: | Douglas C-47A-20-DK |
| Operator: | Indian Airlines |
| Registration: | VT-CGG |
| C/n / msn: | 12821 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 17868 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 6,5 km (4.1 mls) NW of Taksing (India) |
| Phase: | Maneuvering (MNV) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Jorhat-Rowriah Airport (JRH/VEJT), India |
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The DC-3 was on a supply dropping mission from Jorhat to Taksing when it crashed during a turn in the narrow valley of the River Yume Chu.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The accident was attributed to an error of navigation which caused the pilot to enter a wrong valley. During an attempt to turn back in a restricted area, the aircraft stalled and crashed. The fact that this was the pilot's first flight to this dropping zone, and he was not familiar with the terrain, contributed to the accident." Sources:
» ICAO Circular 64-AN/58 (92-95)
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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.
