VT-CYN — accident record & aircraft history

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Safety history

March 24, 1958AccidentHull loss
The crew started the descent to Kathmandu in poor weather conditions when the airplane crashed on a mountainous area located about 20 km from the airport. Following a navigational error on part of the pilots, the airplane followed a wrong approach path to Kathmandu Airport and went into the wrong valley.
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) · 20 fatalities
Navigation error on part of the flying crew. Lack of visibility caused by poor weather conditions was considered as a contributing factor. Full accident record