Bairahawa – Kathmandu

On November 5, 1960 at 12:00 AM, Bairahawa – Kathmandu experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Royal Nepal Airlines, with the event recorded near Siddharthanagar Lumbini.

The flight was categorized as ferry and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

Shortly after takeoff from Bairahawa Airport, while in initial climb, the airplane stalled and crashed in a huge explosion. All four crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 9N-AAD, MSN 19792, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 27.5268°, 83.4558°.