Date: | Thursday 22 August 2002 |
Time: | |
Type: | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
Owner/operator: | Shangri-La Air |
Registration: | 9N-AFR |
MSN: | 762 |
Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 18 / Occupants: 18 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | 5 km SE of Pokhara -
Nepal
|
Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Jomsom Airport (JMO/VNJS) |
Destination airport: | Pokhara Airport (PKR/VNPK) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:The Twin Otter departed Jomsom at 09:41 for a 25-minute flight to Pokhara, carrying 15 tourists. The aircraft crashed against a hill which was under complete cloud cover following 3 days of continuous rains. Almost exactly four years ago (August 21, 1998) another Twin Otter crashed on the same route, also killing all 18 occupants.
Sources:
Nepal News
Statistics
- 18th worst accident in 2002
- 21st worst accident of this aircraft type
- 17th worst accident of this aircraft type at the time
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