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Doctors Without Borders-Chartered Helicopter Crashed in Nepal; 4 Killed

A helicopter crashed on Yamuna Danda hill, near Balefi village, in Nepal, on June 2.

Authorities said the helicopter, chartered by Doctors Without Borders, was involved in post-earthquake relief activities. It crashed when it was returning to Kathmandu with 4 people aboard.

All four people, including 3 men and a woman, were killed in the crash. The deceased have not yet been identified.

The cause of crash is being investigated.

Goma Air Belly Landing, 18 safe in Nepal

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The nosegear of a Goma Air flight failed today while landing in Pokhara, Nepal, but there were no fatalities among the 18 passengers aboard. Some damage occurred to the plane after the nose gear failed to deploy. Flights to and from Pokhara airport have been suspended until the plane is removed from the runway.

Plane was reported as Let L-410UVP-E20 Registration 9N-AKY


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Thai Airways Jet Hit by Bird While Landing in Kathmandu

ThaiA Thai Airways aircraft, operating flight # TG 320, was hit by a bird while landing at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 22.

The Boeing 777 was flying from Bangkok, Thailand, when it suffered a bird strike on its right engine and sustained minor damage.

Authorities confirmed that the plane made a normal landing, without any special emergency protocol. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.

The aircraft was taken for repair.


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Turkish Airlines Jet Skids Off Runway at Kathmandu Airport

Turkish airlinesA Turkish Airlines passenger jet, operating flight # TK726, skidded off the runway at Tribhuwan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 4.

The accident happened in dense foggy conditions, when the Airbus A330, carrying 224 people, was coming from Istanbul, Turkey.

The plane ended up on its nose and the passengers had to use emergency slides to exit.

None of the passengers and crew members sustained serious injuries.


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Bird-Struck Jet Airways Flight Lands Safely in Kathmandu

Jet AirwaysJet Airways flight 9W268 had to make an emergency landing at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 29.

The Boeing 737, en-route from Mumbai, was approaching the Kathmandu airport when a bird struck it, causing a minor fire in one of the engines.

Emergency protocol was deployed at the airport when the plane touched the runway. All 125 passengers and 6 crew members were safely evacuated while the fire was brought under control.

The aircraft was taken for examination.

ICAO Declares Nepal as 45% Non-Compliant

CAANInternational Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has declared Nepal as 7% percent more non-compliant than the global average of 38%.

After an on-site audit during the Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme , ICAO has given a non-compliance rating of 45% to Nepal.

The audit report states that this high rating is due to the negligence of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal [CAAN] in strengthening the mechanism of aviation safety oversight.

CAAN’s failure has also put Nepal in the bad books of the UN aviation watch dog.


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Nepal Airlines Flight Missing


Contact photographer Michael Fritz

Eighteen people are missing over the Himalayan mountains of central Nepal on a Nepal Airlines Twin Otter en route from Pokhara to Jumla. The plane had stopped in Pokhara to refuel. The crew lost contact with Bhairawa ATC a quarter hour after taking off. The plane never arrived in Jumla.

The plane’s first flight was in 1971.

The route from Pokhara to Jumla flies over Dhorpatan and Rukum, and zig zags over tall mountains.

The last radio contact was at 13:13.

A fire was spotted in a forested area near Khidim but the search was called off due to weather conditions. Locals also reported hearing a loud noise. The Fishtail Air search helicopter was unable to land due to poor visibility and the air search was called off. On foot, the search continues with the Nepal Army, a team from Palpa and Mujhum Police.

The wreckage has not been located but the crash site is presumed to be on the border of Argakhanchi, Gulmi and Palpa districts, one and half hour walking uphill from Khidim village in Argakhanchi district.

There were three crew and fifteen passengers, all but one of whom were from Nepal. The foreigner is Dutch.

The crew was made up of Captain Shankar Shrestha, co-pilot Rabinda Banjara and Air hostess Muna Maharjan. The names of the passengers have not been released.

One child was also aboard.

Aeroprakt Crashes in Nepal


An Avia Club Nepal Aeroprakt A-22 Foxbat crashed in Nepal with two aboard.

The Aeroprakt A-22 Foxbat is an ultralight that was flying out of Pokhara Airport in bad weather.

The plane impacted in a mountain range near Shanti Stupa in Pokhara. Neither the Pilot Stephan Shrestha nor the Chinese tourist Jun Liu survived the impact.

Shrestha was the sports aviation entrepreneur who established Avia Club Nepal in 2001. His pilot training was in Arizona.

Helicopter Crashes in Nepal


An Air Dynasty Aérospatiale AS350B Ecureuil en route from Kathmandu to Tenzing-Hillary Airport was landing at Lukla, Nepal when the helicopter touched a fence and crashed on September 26, 2013.

The four aboard the helicopter sustained injury.

Captain Arun Malla, Anita Sherpa, Dagel Sherpa and Sonam Chhiring Sherpa were aboard during the crash. The injured were airlifted and hospitalized at Pasang Lhamu – Nicole Nicky Hospital in Lukla.


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Shree Airlines Diversion

After encountering low visibility in Kushma Bazaar, a Shree Airlines helicopter en route from Dolpa to Pokhara made an emergency landing at around 10:00 am when it diverted to the Chandika Armed Police Battalion in Kushma Bazaar.

Shree Airlines wants to emphasize that a diversion during rainy season is not an emergency.

General Manager of the Airlines Anil Manandha said that “…such landing during rainy season is normal. This is not an emergency landing.”

The chopper had intended to refuel in Pokhara.

The helicopter landed in Kathmandu at 1:00 p.m.


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Fishtail Air Crashes in Nepal

June 19, 2013
A Fishtail Air helicopter with six aboard crashed in Nepal 250 miles nw of Katmandu.
The helicopter crashed for unknown reasons in rainy and foggy conditions at 4:25 pm. It was enroute from Hilsa, near the China border.

One passenger died in the crash, and four were injured, including the Italian pilot and Nepali co-pilot. The injured were taken by medical helicopter to hospitals near Muchu village.

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 of the Kali Gandaki river. The wheel of the plane slipped off the runway and turned right. The front of the plane was wrecked and in the water. The back appears intact.

Eight passengers were Japanese, and on pilgrimage to Muktinath, a sacred Buddhist site at the foot of the Thorong La Himalayan mountain pass.

The rest of those aboard were Nepali.

An investigation is underway. The accident is currently being attributed to brake failure. Jomsom airport is known as one of the most dangerous on earth.

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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, Sanjiv Shrestha and Prajjwal Bhattarai were aboard the flight. There were no passengers aboard and the plane suffered slight damage. Goma Air sent in flight engineers to make repairs. Airport services were temporarily suspended while the plane was on the runway.

A blown tire is more along the lines of a hard landing rather than a “crash” as we have seen reported.


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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 were named as:

  1. Raymond Eagle, 58, from Macclesfield, Cheshire
  2. Timothy Oakes, 57, from Winwick, near Warrington
  3. Stephen Holding, 60, from Stoke-on-Trent
  4. Vincent Kelly, 50, from Lostock, Bolton
  5. Darren Kelly (brother) 45 from Isle of Whithorn Southern Galloway
  6. Benjamin Ogden, 27, from London
  7. Christopher Davey, 51, from Northampton

Nepalese authorities have a three month report deadline.

EVEREST Plane Crash 19 Killed

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 had difficulty reaching the area on the banks of Manohara River in Thimi, just a few kilometers east of Kathmandu.

Four passenger and three crew were from Nepal. Five were Chinese, and seven were British. the remains were taken to the morgue at TU Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj in Maharajgunj.

The crew who died in the crash were pilot Bijay Tandukar, co-pilot Takesingh Thapa and air-hostess Ruja Shakya.

The passengers were identified were Kumar Marshyangdi Magar (Nepal Army), D Rai, Yangchay Tamang and LN Sherpa. One Britain was identified as Eagle Raymond.

Video below


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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 four passengers were injured, although the plane sustained damage.


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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 fatalities were reported.

(Note: This item had only one report and was not verified.)


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Nepal Flight Diverts to Safer Topography after Bird Strike


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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 bird struck the plane’s front mirror.

Captain Prabhakar Ghimire decided to divert the flight, and made a safe landing at Surkhet Airport.

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 survivors. They are hospitalized Pokhara. Their father is in ICU and may survive.

Among the dead is the Rasna girl, actress Taruni Sachdev, Sanam Sundhar, G Raman, Latha Ethambai, mother of two children who survived and Swarnalakshmi.

After autopsy, the bodies of the victims will be handed over to their families. Everyone on the flight had visited the Iskcon temple at Chowpatty and were on their way to the Muktinath temple in Nepal, when the pilot turned with plane trouble, his intent to return to Pokhara Airport, and his wing struck a muddy slope, crashing the plane.

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 a wing contacted ground 890 feet north of the airport, and the nose embedded/impacted a muddy slope. Reports are the plane was attempting to return to Pokhara.

At the time of approach, weather was fine, though clear air turbulence can occur any time. Investigations will begin regarding technical problems with the plane, including the one that made the pilots turn back to the airport. Five surviving passengers were airlifted to Pokhara, for medical care at the Manipal College of Medical Sciences. The plane impacted behind the army barracks. There were 16 Indians aboard. A Danish couple, Emilie Jorgensen, 29, and Andreas Rasch, 30, are said to have survived the crash.

The information numbers available for family members are 00-977-1-4423702 00-977-1-4410900, extn.4109, 00-977-1-4411699, extn. 4109.

The passengers had been going to visit a pilgrimage site, Muktinath.

Reports are that most of the fatalities were Indian. One source, myrepublica.com said that there were 15 fatalities and six rescued. Numbers may not be accurate.

The bodies of pilot Prabhu Sharan Pathak and co-pilot J.D. Maharjan were among those recovered.

The marketing director of Agni Air, Pramod Pandey, said that there were 16 indians aboard, and six survivors. Three children, two foreigners and an air hostess R. Haiju survived at least to the hospital, all in critical condition.

Jomsom airport is known for unpredictable turbulence.

External Affairs Minister S M Krishna has posted a letter of condolences.

I am deeply saddened to hear about the tragic air crash that occurred earlier this morning near Jomsong airport in Nepal. I would like to convey my deep condolences to the families of all those who have lost their lives in this accident. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of all those who have lost their near and dear ones.


Agni Air flight manifest


partial

* Mr. K. Mamanya
* Mr. S.K. Arora
* Mr. M. Handa
* Mrs. M. Arora
* Ms. R. Handa
* Mr. K. Arora
* Ms. T. Sachdev
* Ms. G. Sachdev
* Mr. Sanaim Sudhar
* Mr. G. Raman
* Mr. Kidambi Tirumala
* Ms. Latha Echambade
* Mr. Sreeva Kidambi Tirumala
* Ms. Sreepada Kidambi Tirumala
* Mr. Kumar
* Mrs. Kumar


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Kathmandu Emergency landing by Etihad Airways


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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 returned within minutes to land at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu.

Another source says the flight circled for an hour to burn fuel to lighten the landing.

Passengers were provided accommodations. Etihad engineers from Abu Dhabi arrived to handle the problem on January 21.


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Indicator Issues on British Aerospace Jetstream

What: Agni Air British Aerospace Jetstream J-41 en route from Kathmandu to Pokhara Nepal
Where: Pokhara Nepal
When: Sep 27th 2011
Why: On approach to Pokhara, the crew received an indication of unsafe gear.

The flight returned to Kathmandu, where the gear appeared normal, and made a routine landing. The indicator was faulty.


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Nepal: Chopper Crashes; Buddha Air Suspends Flights

What: Mountain Air Helicopter
Where: Mallarani Hill, Pyuthan
When: Sept 25, 2011
Who: Pilot Kumar Chalise, Shyam GC of Gulmi, Jitendra Jhankri and Hirababu Karki of Kathmandu
Why: The chopper was on a medical evacuation mission when they had to make an emergency landing.

Mallarani Hill is in Nepal, the country where the Buddha Air crash occurred yesterday,on the same day as this chopper emergency landing. Another source says the helicopter “made a crash landing at Okharpauwa of Nuwakot due to technical problems.”

Buddha Air, no connection to Mountain Air other than operating in the same country, suspended domestic flights in mourning for the Buddha Air Crash on Sunday. The victims of the crash will be returned to their families on Monday, Sept 26, 2011, following their autopsy at Tribhuvan University. A committee of 5 has been assigned by Nepal’s Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation to report on the crash within 90 days.

Sightseeing Flight atKatmandu ends in Fatal Buddha Air Crash, 19 lost

What: Buddha Air Beech 1900D performing flight U4-103 from Kathmandu to Kathmandu
Where: Bisankunarayan Village, Kathmandu
When: Sep 25th 2011
Who: 16 passengers and 3 crew
Why: On the flight were 2 Americans,3 Europeans, 10 Indians, 1 Japanese, and 3 Nepalese crew. The plane encountered foggy, rainy conditions on approach to Katmandu after a sightseeing flight. On approach, the flight lost contact at 7:31 local time, struck the roof of a house, and crashed into Kot Dada Hill.

Problems with rescue efforts were compounded by heavy rain. Only one individual was retrieved alive by rescue personnel, but that person died.

The black box has been recovered. A three person investigative team has been commissioned by the Nepalese government.

The Japanese tourist:
Uejima Toshinori

The ten Indian tourists included 8 from Trichy:

M. Maruthachalam,
M. Manimaran,
A.K. Krisunan,
V.M. Kankasabesan,
T. Dhansekaran,
Kattoor Mahalingam,
Meenakshi Sundaram
K. Thyagarajan.

One of these two Indian passengers was employed in Katmandu by the UN
Pankaj Mehta.
Chaya Mehta

The passenger who died in the hospital was a man from Nepal:
Nirajan Karmacharya

The flight crew:
Captain J.B. Tamrakar
co-pilot Padma Adhikari
air-hostess Ashmita Adhikari.

The two Americans:
Andrew Wade
Natalie Neilan

Two passengers from Nepal:
Jagjan Karmacharya
Sarda Karmacharya

WEATHER
This is a report for Kathmandu Airport, Nepal. The report was made 8 hours and 30 minutes ago, at 11:50 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 4.6 miles per hour (2.1 meters per second) from south/southwest (210°). The temperature was 68 °F (20 °C), with a dew-point at 64 °F (18 °C). The atmospheric pressure was 29.85 inHg (1011 hPa). The relative humidity was 88.3%. There were scattered clouds at a height of 1500 feet (457 meters) and a few cumulonimbus clouds at a height of 2500 feet (762 meters). The sky was overcast from a height of 9000 feet (2743 meter) The overall visibility was 13123 feet (4000 meter). Currently showers of light rain.
METAR: VNKT 251150Z 21004KT 4000N -SHRA SCT015 FEW025CB OVC090 20/18 Q1011 NOSIG CB TO SE AND NW

(VFR) (IFR)
Altimeter: 29.85
Visibility: 2.5 miles
Wind: 4 knots (210°)


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Nepal Hard Landing


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Contact photographer Michael Fritz

What: Nepal Food Corporation/Tara Air Dornier Do228 a freight flight from Nepalgunj to Simikot
Where: Simikot
When: Jun 23rd 2011
Who: 3 crew
Why: The pilot made a hard landing at Simikot, and rolled over an embankment off the runway.

There was significant damage to the plane, including a collapsed main gear, and damaged nose and wing. No one aboard was injured.

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