Descripción del Accidente ASN 24 MAR 1958 Douglas C-47A-85-DL (DC-3) VT-CYN - Kathmandu
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Fecha:lunes 24 marzo 1958
Tipo:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47A-85-DL (DC-3)
Operador:Indian Airlines
Registración: VT-CYN
Numéro de série: 19988
Año de Construcción: 1944
Motores: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Tripulación:Fatalidades: 4 / Ocupantes: 4
Pasajeros:Fatalidades: 16 / Ocupantes: 16
Total:Fatalidades: 20 / Ocupantes: 20
Daños en la Aeronave: Anulado
Consecuencias: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Ubicación:25 km (15.6 milles) de Kathmandu (   Nepal)
Fase: En ruta (ENR)
Naturaleza:Vuelo Doméstico No Programado
Aeropuerto de Salida:Simra Airport (SIF/VNSI), Nepal
Aeropuerto de Llegada:Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport (KTM/VNKT), Nepal
Descripción:
Due to a navigational error the DC-3 entered a wrong valley while on its way to Kathmandu. While manoeuvring to make a turn the aircraft stalled and crashed.

Fuentes:
» Spokane Daily Chronicle - Mar 25, 1958


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Distance from Simra Airport to Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport as the crow flies is 70 km (44 miles).
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