Date: | Thursday 4 August 2016 |
Time: | 16:00 |
Type: | Cessna 208B Grand Caravan |
Owner/operator: | Makalu Air |
Registration: | 9N-AKC |
MSN: | 208B0554 |
Year of manufacture: | 1996 |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | near Simikot -
Nepal
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Cargo |
Departure airport: | Surkhet Airport (SKH/VNSK) |
Destination airport: | Simikot Airport (IMK/VNST) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan operating on a flight from Surkhet to Simikot, Nepal, force landed in the Karnali River following a loss of engine power. Both crew members swam ashore.
The aircraft is said to have been swept away by currents.
Sources:
Kathmandu Post My Republica Aviation Nepal Location
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