Douglas DC-3 crash, Jul 12, 1969 (35 killed), Hetauda Nar...
Douglas DC-3 accident on July 12, 1969 near Hetauda Narayani, Nepal with 35 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft struck a tree while flying over a cloud...
- Date: July 12, 1969
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-3
- Location: Hetauda Narayani, Nepal
- Fatalities: 35
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft struck a tree while flying over a cloud covered ridge at 7,300 feet. No investigation finding is given.
A Royal Nepal Airlines DC 3 on a scheduled flight from Kathmandu to Simara struck a tree on a hilltop while cruising in cloud near the Sambri River and burned. All 35 occupants were killed.