| Date: | Monday 16 July 1962 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Kalinga Airlines |
| Registration: | VT-DFZ |
| MSN: | 4647 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1942 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 1,6 km N of Loheshyphu Dropping Zone, Naga Hills -
India
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Jorhat-Rowriah Airport (JRH/VEJT) |
| Destination airport: | Jorhat-Rowriah Airport (JRH/VEJT) |
| Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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."
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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