
Détails:
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."
| Statuts: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | lundi 3 août 1959 |
| Heure: | 10:30 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) |
| Compagnie: | Kalinga Airlines |
| Immatriculation: | VT-DGP |
| Numéro de série: | 9549 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1943 |
| Moteurs: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 3 / Ã bord: 3 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 3 / Ã bord: 3 |
| Total: | victimes: 6 / Ã bord: 6 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | Sagone ( Inde)
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| Phase de vol: | Inconnu (UNK) |
| Nature: | Charter National |
| Aéroport de départ: | Mohanbari Airport (VEMN), Inde |
| Along Airport (IXV/VEAN), Inde |
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."
Sources:
» ICAO Accident Digest Circular 62-AN/57 (159-163)Photos
Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Mohanbari Airport et Along Airport est de 79 km (50 miles).
La distance entre Mohanbari Airport et Along Airport est de 79 km (50 miles).
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