Buddha Air flight U4-952 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Biratnagar, Nepal, on April 8th.

The plane, flying from Bhadrapur to Kathmandu, Nepal, was diverted after the crew reported a technical glitch in the left hand engine.

The plane landed safely. There were 68 passengers and 4 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unhurt.

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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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What: Buddha Air Aerospatiale ATR-42-300 en route from Bhairahawa to Kathmandu
Where: Gautam Buddha Airport in Bhairahawa
When: Sept 4 2010
Who: Captain Bhawana Pant, copilot S Rawal, two flight attendants and 4 passengers
Why: The crew asked permission for an emergency landing after receiving an on board false indication. (The autopilot auto-initiated, and presented spontaneous error code.)

Nine minutes after taking off, the Buddah Air flight returned to Bhairahawa after the flight developed technical problems. The cause of the problem is under investigation.

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Contact photographer Christian Hanuise

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