Date:	Monday 16 July 1962
Time:
Type:	Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator:	Kalinga Airlines
Registration:	VT-DFZ
MSN:	4647
Year of manufacture:	1942
Engine model:	Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	1,6 km N of Loheshyphu Dropping Zone, Naga Hills -   India
Phase:	Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:	Cargo
Departure airport:	Jorhat-Rowriah Airport (JRH/VEJT)
Destination airport:	Jorhat-Rowriah Airport (JRH/VEJT)
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The Kalinga Airlines DC-3 operated on a food supply dropping mission out of Jorhat.
The airplane lost control after entering a stall during a turn in a valley and crashed. The North-East Frontier Agency area were the plane crashed is now Arunachal Pradesh, India.

PROBABLE CAUSE: "Loss of control experienced by the pilot as a result of stall of the fully loaded aircraft during a turn in the valley."

The Indian Express - Jul 18, 1962
Accidents to Indian registered aircraft during the year 1962 / Ministry of Transport and Communications, CAD, AIB

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