What happened
On a scheduled supply mission, an aircraft departed from the Kargong-Mechuka Airport (also known as Mechuka Advanced Landing Ground) at 14:00 local time. The flight was intended to proceed to Dibrugarh-Mohanbari Airport.
While maintaining an altitude of 12,000 feet shortly after the departure, the aircraft collided with the slope of Mt Rinchi, situated in the vicinity of the village of Tato. Search efforts located the wreckage approximately 25 km southeast of Mechuka the following day. The impact resulted in the destruction of the aircraft and caused 13 fatalities, with no survivors reported among the occupants.
Findings
No specific findings regarding the technical or operational cause of the collision were provided in the initial report.