- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: May 15, 1956
Time: ?
Location: Kathmandu, Nepal
Operator: Indian Airlines
Flight #: ?
Route: ?
AC Type: Douglas DC-3
Registration: VT-DBA
cn / ln: 13165
Aboard: 33   (passengers:30  crew:3)
Fatalities: 14   (passengers:14  crew:0)
Ground: 1
Summary: The aircraft touched down at an excessive speed, bounced and stalled. Go around power was applied, but the remaining runway length was insufficient and the plane overran the end of the runway and went down a steep slope and crashed.
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