Jorhat - Noklok - Jorhat

On March 12, 1959 at 02:10 PM, Jorhat - Noklok - Jorhat experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Indian Airlines, with the event recorded near Tobu Nagaland.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 71.4%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 4, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft left Jorhat-Rowriah Airport on a supply-dropping mission to Noklok. En route, weather conditions deteriorated and the crew informed ground he was returning to Jorhat. Shortly later, while cruising in low visibility, the airplane struck the slope of a mountain located in the Naga Mountain Range. The wreckage was found near Tobu and two passengers were rescued while five other occupants were killed. The airplane was demolished.

Aircraft reference details include registration VT-CYH, MSN 12493, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 26.3510°, 94.9684°.