Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Dec 17, 1971 (5 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on December 17, 1971 near Kargong-Mechuka Jammu and Kashmir, India with 5 fatalities.
- Date: December 17, 1971
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Kargong-Mechuka Jammu and Kashmir, India
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: En route
An Indian Air Force Skytrain transport crashed in unknown circumstances near the airstrip at Kargong Mechuka, killing all five crew members from the 43rd Squadron. No cause is established in the available records.