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Nepal Airlines Crash Landing in Jomsom
Twenty-one people aboard a Nepal Airlines de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 survived the attempted landing 125 miles NW of Kathmandu. Everyone aboard survived but everyone was injured. Five of the tourists were seriously injured. On landing at Jomsom airport at 8:30 a.m., the brakes failed, and the plane skidded to the banks... »
Flat on Landing, Intrepid Nepal Pilots OK
Joseph Debattista What: Goma Air Cessna 208B Grand Caravan Where: Dolpa Airport, Nepal When: Dec 2, 2012 Who: 2 aboard, no fatalities Why: A Goma Air Flight from Nepalganj Airport to Dolpa suffered a blown tire when landing at 10:00 a.m. at Jufal Airport. The plane was carrying cargo from Nepalgunj. Two crew members,... »
UK Participating in Sita Air Accident, Nepal
What: Sita Air Dornier 228-202 en route from Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport to Lukla Where: 500 Meters from airport When: Sept 28, 2012 Who: 19 fatalities Update: Because seven British subjects were killed aboard the Sita Air crash on September 28, the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch will be joining the accident investigation. The British fatalities... »
EVEREST Plane Crash 19 Killed
What: Sita Air Dornier 228-202 en route from Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport to Lukla Where: 500 Meters from airport When: Sept 28, 2012 Who: 19 fatalities Why: After takeoff, the pilot hit a vulture. The pilot attempted to return to the airport. (The vulture strike is unconfirmed.) Villagers could not assist because of the fire. Firefighters... »
Nepal Takeoff Emergency, No Injuries
What: Tara Air de Havilland Dash DHC-6-300 Twin Otter en route from Dolpa to Nepalgunj Where: Dolpa When: Sept 21, 2012 9:28 a.m. Who: 6 aboard, no injuries Why: Take off from the airport at Dolpa failed when the planes left wing encountered obstruction. According to Vinaya Shakya, none of the two crew or... »
Tara Air Incident Report unconfirmed
What: Tara Air de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter en route from Jomsom to Pokhara Where: Jomsom Airport, Nepal When: August 19, 2012 Who: 19 aboard, no fatalities Why: On taking off from Jomsom airport, the plane slid off the runway and into a river bed. The Nepalese army performed the plane retrieval. No... »
Nepal Flight Diverts to Safer Topography after Bird Strike
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Sam Chui What: Tara Air de Havilland DHC-6-300 Twin Otter en route from Jumla to Nepalgunj Where: Surkhet Airport When: June 13, 2012 Who: 19 passengers Why: Co-ilot Abhisek Rai was injured while flying the Tara Air jet from Jumla to Nepalgunj when a... »
Agni Air Crash Fatalities sent to Kathmandu
Identification of the 15 victims of the Agni Air Crash in Nepal is going to be a difficult task, due to the condition of the remains. The six survivors have been hospitalized in from critical to serious condition. A six year old, and a nine year old along with their father, are among the... »
21 Aboard in Agni Air Crash In Nepal
What: Agni Air Dornier 228 en route from Pokhara to Jomsome Airport, Nepal Where: Jomsom Airport, Nepal When: May 14, 2012, 9.45 a.m Who: 21 aboard, 15 fatalities 18 passengers, 3 crew Why: Fifteen minutes after taking off from Pokhara, the plane with 21 passengers aboard crashed by Jomsom Airport, Nepal. Reports say that... »
Kathmandu Emergency landing by Etihad Airways
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Pieter-Jan Van De Vijver What: Etihad Airlines Airbus A330-200 en route from Kathmandu (Nepal) to Abu Dhabi Where: Kathmandu When: Jan 17th 2012 9:15 pm Who: 168 aboard Why: While taking off from Kathmandu, the engine developed problems. THe crew shut it down and... »
