1962 Royal Nepal Airlines DC-3 crash
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On 1 August 1962, a Douglas DC-3 operated by Royal Nepal Airlines crashed in Nepal en route from Gaucher Airport to Palam Airport on an international scheduled passenger flight. The wreckage of the aircraft, registration 9N-AAP, was found near Tulachan Dhuri[where?]. All 10 passengers and four crew aboard were killed in the crash. An investigation into the crash was launched by Nepalese authorities after the accident site was located. It was the first aviation accident of an international flight by a Nepali carrier.[1][2][3]
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Accident | |
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Date | 1 August 1962 |
Summary | Controlled flight into terrain |
Site | Tulachan Dhuri, Nepal |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Douglas DC-3 |
Operator | Royal Nepal Airlines |
Registration | 9N-AAH |
Flight origin | Gaucher Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal |
Destination | Palam Airport, New Delhi, India |
Passengers | 6 |
Crew | 4 |
Fatalities | 10 |
Survivors | 0 |
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