ASN Aircraft accident Douglas DC-3C VT-COJ Damroh
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Status:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Date:Wednesday 25 June 1958
Time:11:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas DC-3C
Operator:Indian Airlines
Registration: VT-COJ
MSN: 10051
First flight: 1943
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Crew:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Passengers:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4
Total:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:near Damroh (   India)
Phase: Maneuvering (MNV)
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Mohanbari Airport (VEMN), India
Destination airport:Mohanbari Airport (VEMN), India
Narrative:
The DC-3 took off from Mohanbari at 09:02 for a supply dropping flight to Damroh. Last contact with the flight was at 10:28 while over Pasighat, awaiting the weather conditions to improve in the Damroh area. The aircraft was later reported to have crashed on the side of a hill.

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSE: "While manoeuvring at a low height in mountainous terrain during a supply dropping mission the port wing grazed the side of a hill thus causing the aircraft to slew and crash. A contributory factor might have been the mismanagement of the fuel system which caused temporary loss of engine power and height."

Sources:
» ICAO Accident Digest, Circular 59-AN/54 (162-164)


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