| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | July 07, 1999 |
| Time: | 1951 |
| Location: | Near Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Operator: | Lufthansa Cargo Airlines |
| Flight #: | 8533 |
| Route: | Kathmandu - New Delhi |
| AC Type: | Boeing 727-243F |
| Registration: | VT-LCI |
| cn / ln: | 22168/1770 |
| Aboard: | 5 (passengers:0 crew:5) |
| Fatalities: | 5 (passengers:0 crew:5) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The cargo plane crashed into the Champadevi mountains at an altitude of 7,500 ft. The plane was flying too low. Failure to the adhere to Standard Instrument Departure Procedure by the crew and failure of the controllers to warn the flight. |
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