Unfallbericht:
The DC-3 departed Mohanbari at 10:17 for a twenty minute VMC flight to Along. Last radio contact was at 10:28.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The accident was attributed to an error of navigation on the part of the pilot. He entered a wrong valley and without proper assessment of the performance of his fully-loaded aircraft in the space available attempted to make a steep insufficient to effect a recovery from the stall."
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Datum: | Montag 3 August 1959 |
| Zeit: | 10:30 |
| Flugzeugtyp: |  Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Kalinga Airlines |
| Kennzeichen: | VT-DGP |
| Werknummer: | 9549 |
| Baujahr: | 1943 |
| Triebwerk: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 3 / Insassen: 3 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 3 / Insassen: 3 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 6 / Insassen: 6 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | Sagone ( Indien)
|
| Flugphase: | Unbekannt (UNK) |
| Betriebsart: | Inländischer außerplanmäßiger Passagierflug |
| Flug von: | Mohanbari Airport (VEMN), Indien |
| Along Airport (IXV/VEAN), Indien |
The DC-3 departed Mohanbari at 10:17 for a twenty minute VMC flight to Along. Last radio contact was at 10:28.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The accident was attributed to an error of navigation on the part of the pilot. He entered a wrong valley and without proper assessment of the performance of his fully-loaded aircraft in the space available attempted to make a steep insufficient to effect a recovery from the stall."
Informationsquelle:
» ICAO Accident Digest Circular 62-AN/57 (159-163)Fotos
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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 Mohanbari Airport to Along Airport as the crow flies is 79 km (50 miles).
Distance from Mohanbari Airport to Along Airport as the crow flies is 79 km (50 miles).
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