Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Mar 24, 1958 (20 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on March 24, 1958 near Kathmandu Bagmati, Nepal with 20 fatalities. Cause: Navigation error by the crew; wrong...
- Date: March 24, 1958
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Kathmandu Bagmati, Nepal
- Fatalities: 20
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Navigation error by the crew; wrong approach path into the wrong valley, then stall
An Indian Airlines Douglas C 47 on a service from Shimla to Kathmandu crashed on a mountainside near Kathmandu on 24 March 1958, killing all 20 people aboard. The cause was a navigation error by the crew.