Narrative:
The Kalinga Airlines DC-3 operated on a food supply dropping mission out of Jorhat.
The airplane lost control after entering a stall during a turn in a valley and crashed. The North-East Frontier Agency area were the plane crashed is now Arunachal Pradesh, India.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Loss of control experienced by the pilot as a result of stall of the fully loaded aircraft during a turn in the valley."
» Accidents to Indian registered aircraft during the year 1962 / Ministry of Transport and Communications, CAD, AIB
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Monday 16 July 1962 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Kalinga Airlines |
| Registration: | VT-DFZ |
| MSN: | 4647 |
| First flight: | 1942 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 1,6 km (1 mls) N of Loheshyphu Dropping Zone, Naga Hills ( India)
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| Phase: | Maneuvering (MNV) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Jorhat-Rowriah Airport (JRH/VEJT), India |
| Jorhat-Rowriah Airport (JRH/VEJT), India |
The Kalinga Airlines DC-3 operated on a food supply dropping mission out of Jorhat.
The airplane lost control after entering a stall during a turn in a valley and crashed. The North-East Frontier Agency area were the plane crashed is now Arunachal Pradesh, India.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Loss of control experienced by the pilot as a result of stall of the fully loaded aircraft during a turn in the valley."
Classification:
Loss of control
Sources:
» The Indian Express - Jul 18, 1962» Accidents to Indian registered aircraft during the year 1962 / Ministry of Transport and Communications, CAD, AIB
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