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Date: | Tuesday 2 November 2021 |
Time: | c. 07:00 |
Type: | Dornier 228-202K |
Owner/operator: | Sita Air |
Registration: | 9N-AHB |
MSN: | 8169 |
Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 17 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Minor |
Location: | Nepalgunj Airport (KEP/VNNG) -
Nepal
|
Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Nepalganj Airport (KEP/VNNG) |
Destination airport: | Simikot Airport (IMK/VNST) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:A Dornier Do 228-202K, operated by Sita Air, performing flight STA623, struck a wild boar on the runway at Nepalgunj Airport (KEP/VNNG).
The aircraft sustained damage to the area near the nose landing gear.
Sources:
https://english.nepalpress.com/2021/11/02/sita-airlines-aircraft-hits-wild-boar-at-nepalgunj-airport/ https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/aircraft-belonging-to-sita-air-collides-with-boars-narrowly-escapes-a-major-accident/?categoryId=opinion https://www.aviationnepal.com/sita-air-dornier-228-has-collided-with-a-wild-boar-at-nepalgunj/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
12 October 2010 |
9N-AHB |
Sita Air |
0 |
Lukla Airport |
|
sub |
Collision with Ground support equipment |
1 June 2013 |
9N-AHB |
Sita Air |
0 |
Simikot Airport (IMK) |
|
sub |
Media:
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
02-Nov-2021 17:22 |
harro |
Added |
02-Nov-2021 17:24 |
harro |
Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code] |
02-Nov-2021 17:25 |
harro |
Updated [Aircraft type] |
02-Nov-2021 18:25 |
RobertMB |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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