| Date: | Sunday 3 January 1960 |
| Time: | 10:40 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Indian Airlines |
| Registration: | VT-CGG |
| MSN: | 12821 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 17868 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 6,5 km NW of Taksing -
 India
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Jorhat-Rowriah Airport (JRH/VEJT) |
| Jorhat-Rowriah Airport (JRH/VEJT) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The DC-3 was on a supply dropping mission from Jorhat to Taksing when it crashed during a turn in the narrow valley of the River Yume Chu.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The accident was attributed to an error of navigation which caused the pilot to enter a wrong valley. During an attempt to turn back in a restricted area, the aircraft stalled and crashed. The fact that this was the pilot's first flight to this dropping zone, and he was not familiar with the terrain, contributed to the accident."
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
ICAO Circular 64-AN/58 (92-95)
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