The plane coming from Nepalgunj, Nepal, became uncontrollable due to the puncture, veered off the runway and hit a fence.

All eighteen passengers and three crew members remained uninjured.

The plane sustained substantial damage.

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The plane was accelerating to takeoff for Surkhet, Nepal, when it blew a nose tire and skidded off the runway.

There were sixteen people aboard, including thirteen passengers and three crew members. At least four of them were injured in the accident, and were taken to Humla district hospital.

The plane sustained substantial damage.

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Tara Air Flight number TA193 Crashes

A Tara Air Twin Otter was found crashed near Rupse Chhahara at Soleghopte cliff in Dana VDC. Search efforts at the crash site some 16,000 feet above sea level were hampered by fog. There were no survivors. The flight had been declared missing while en route from Pokhara to Jomsom, carried twenty passengers and had been manned by three crew. They left Pokhara at 07:47 and were lost 10 minutes into the flight. Villagers reported a fire near Rupse Chhahara, which was the site of the wreckage.

Tara Air published statements. See italics on this page.

Tara Air says

With deepest regret and extreme shock Tara Air Pvt. Ltd. Management informs the crash of this airlines’ flight number TA193 on aircraft 9N-AHH that took off from Pokhara to Jomsom at 7:50 a.m. local time. We extend our deepest sympathies to the families and friends of the deceased. Our Management is cooperating fully in the investigation.

This is an extremely sad day for all of us at Tara Air.

Tara Air Pvt. Ltd.
Hotline: 014465888

Release——02

As per information received from Rescue Coordination Center (RCC), TIA, Tara Air’s missing aircraft 9N-AHH which took off from Pokhara on its scheduled flight number TA 193 to Jomsom at 7:50 a.m. was found crashed at Tirkhe Dhunga, Dana VDC of Myagdi district at 1:25 p.m. There were 23(twenty-three) passengers along with 2 (two) infants and 3(three) crew members.

Release——01

Tara Air Pvt. Ltd. with regret informs its Twin-Otter 400 series (9N-AHH) missing after taking off from Pokhara Airport at 7:50 local time. It was flying from Pokhara to Jomsom. It is also known that weather at both origin and destination airports was favorable and the airport was cleared for departure by the Control Tower at Pokhara. We have dispatched three helicopters on a search and rescue mission. We will provide updates as soon as we receive further information.

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According to Vinaya Shakya, none of the two crew or four passengers were injured, although the plane sustained damage.

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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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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.

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The flight was scheduled to arrive in Kathmandu 35 minutes after departure and it never arrived.

The wreckage was found at 8850 feet, where it crashed into Palunge Mountain.
All the bodies have been recovered.

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