Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Aug 3, 1959 (6 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on August 3, 1959 near Saku Arunachal Pradesh, India with 6 fatalities. Cause: The cause was a navigation error,...
- Date: August 3, 1959
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Saku Arunachal Pradesh, India
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The cause was a navigation error, with the pilot entering the wrong valley and stalling during a steep climb.
A Kalinga Airlines Douglas C 47 on a cargo flight left Mohanbari for Along, and the pilot reported his position about eleven minutes later. The aircraft then struck a mountain near Saku and was destroyed, killing all six on board. The investigation is said to have found that the pilot entered the wrong valley and stalled while attempting a steep climb with a full load.