Saurya Airlines flight S1-721 made an emergency landing in Biratnagar, Nepal, on September 17th.
The plane was flying from Kathmandu when it developed engine vibrations due to a bird strike.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A helicopter crashed in a forest in central Nepal, on September 8th.
The incident happened when the Altitude Air helicopter was transporting seven people from the central district of Gorkha.
Six people, including a Japanese trekker, were killed in the crash. One woman survived and was taken to a hospital.
Yeti Airlines flight YT-1424 veered off runway on landing at Kathmandu Airport, Nepal, on September 1st.
The incident happened when the plane was coming from Nepalgunj, Nepal.
There were twenty-one passengers and three crew members aboard at the time.
Five passengers were injured in the incident and were taken to a hospital.
A Tara Air plane suffered a puncture of the nose wheels upon landing at Jumla Airport, Nepal, on June 9th.
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.
Batik Air flight OD-181 had to reject takeoff from Kathmandu, Nepal, on April 19th.
The Boeing 737-900 plane was commencing takeoff for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, when the crew rejected takeoff at high speed due to a configuration warning.
All one hundred thirty-two passengers and seven crew members remained unharmed.
Update on the fatal crash of US-Bangla Airlines Flight BS211, a de Havilland Dash 8-400 #S2-AGU that performed flight BS-211 from Dhaka to Kathmandu.
There appear to be 22 survivors of 71 aboard. US-Bangla Airlines flight BS211 crashed on approach to Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport, Nepal with 67 passengers and 4 crew aboard: 33 were Nepalis, 32 Bangladeshis, one Chinese and one Maldivian.
AviationHerald posted that the Ministry of Tourism reported 39 people died in the accident, 31 were rescued alive. (These numbers will change.)
The pilots aborted their first approach and the flight was cleared to land on runway 20.
The airport reported flight BS211 veered right off the runway and slid for about 300 meters until coming to a rest on a field in flames. The bodies of thirty-one deceased were recovered at the crash site. Eighteen were pronounced dead upon arrival at various hospitals.The General Manager at TIA (airport) Chhetri said “…the plane took a missed approach touching down the fencing area next to the parked planes at the airport.”
Air Traffic Control said “… pilot of Bangladeshi plane repeatedly informed the tower that he was on the right move and proper direction…Then, the plane suddenly took a wrong direction to the west of the Runway 02 threshold and crashed.”
See also: US- Bangla Plane Crashes in Nepal; 39 Killed, others Injured
Monday, March 12, 2018
US-Bangla Airlines flight BS-211 hit the ground and burst into flames at the runway of Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 12th.
The de Havilland Dash 8-400 was flying from Dhaka, Bangladesh, to Kathmandu, Nepal, at the time of the crash.
The plane was carrying 67 passengers and 4 crew members at the time.
At least 39 people lost their lives in the crash, while 31 people were rescued alive with injuries.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
Sita Air flight 603 made an emergency landing in Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 20th.
The plane took off for Lukla, Nepal, but had to turn back after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All twelve passengers and three crew members remained unharmed.
A Tara Air plane skidded off runway at Simikot Airport, Nepal, on November 28th.
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.
Nepal Airlines flight RA-206 suffered a bird strike near Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 18th.
The incident happened when the Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Delhi, India, was on approach to Kathmandu Airport.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All one hundred and thirty-five people aboard remained unharmed.
A Summit Air freight flight crashed on the runway of Tenzing–Hillary Airport, Lukla, Chaurikharka, Nepal, on May 27th.
The Let L-410 flying from Kathmandu, Nepal, was about to land when it hit a tree near the runway and hit the land. The incident happened due to fog.
The aircraft sustained technical problems.
Captain and the first officer were killed in the crash. All three crew members sustained injuries.
The incident remains under investigation.
Sita Air flight ST-605 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Phaplu Airport, Dudhakunda, Nepal, on April 23rd.
The Dornier Do-228 flight from Kathmandu to Lukla, Nepal, had to divert due to bad weather.
The plane’s wing hit a wall during the landing.
All 14 passengers and 3 crew members remained safe.
Nepal Airlines flight RA-225 had to return and make an emergency landing in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 13th.
The Boeing 757-200 plane took off for Bangalore, India, but had to turn back due to a hydraulic leak.
The plane landed safely. All 156 passengers and 8 crew members remained unharmed.
Bhutan Airlines flight B3-771 performed a missed approach before landing in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 15th.
The plane flying from Paro, Bhutan, was on final approach when the crew spotted a goat on the runway.
The crew initiated a standard missed approach and entered a hold while the airport crew removed the goat from the runway.
The plane landed safely. There were 68 passengers and 8 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
Nepal Airlines Corporation flight RA-206 made an emergency landing in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 26th.
The plane was flying from New Delhi, India, when the crew reported smoke in cockpit and declared an emergency.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 154 passengers and 9 crew members aboard remained safe.
A Sita Air ferry flight make a safe emergency landing at Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 16.
The Dornier DO-228 flying from Tenzing–Hillary Airport, Lukla, Nepal, was mid-air when its left side engine stopped working. The crew had to shut the engine down.
The plane landed safely.
All 3 crew members and 4 technicians aboard remained unhurt.
A Fishtail Air helicopter crashed at Bhatine Danda in Nuwakot district of Nepal, on August 8th.
The helicopter went down while it was transporting a five-year-old girl to Kathmandu for medical treatment.
There were seven people aboard at the time, including the baby and her family members; all of them were killed in the crash.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
Nepal Airlines flight RA-409 had to return and make a precautionary landing at Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal, on July 7th.
The Airbus A320-200 was en-route to Hong Kong, China, when one of its engines ingested a bird, prompting the plane to return.
The plane landed safely. All 59 people onboard remained unharmed.
The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
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.
First, the Goma Air flight waited until the tower confirmed that the “bird patrol” had chased birds off the Kathmandu runway. Then the nine people aboard had just taken off from Kathmandu en route to Lukla when a bird struck the plane’s horizontal stabilizers. Pilots returned to make a safe landing in Kathmandu. According to Goma Air’s managing director, Manoj Karki, there were no injuries. We presume his statement did not include four stubborn birds who returned to the runway, one of whom damaged the plane. Goma Air expects the plane to be back in service tomorrow, after maintenance is complete.
Air Kasthamandap flight 9N-AJB crash-landed in Chilkhaya, Kalikot district of Nepal, on February 26th.
The single engine PAC 750 plane took off from Nepalgunj and was heading to Jumla when it developed some technical problems and went down. Authorities said the plane lost contact with the control tower just 11 minutes after take off.
There were 11 people aboard at the time, including the pilot Dinesh Neupane, the co-pilot Santosh Rana, and nine passengers. The pilot and the co-pilot were killed in the crash while the passengers were injured.
The injured were airlifted to Nepalgunj Medical College.
The government has appointed a four-member commission to investigate the accident.
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.
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.
The aircraft which took off from Pokhara on its scheduled flight number TA193 to Jomsom at 7:40 a.m. was found crashed at Tirkhe Dhunga, Dana VDC of Myagdi district.
There were 23 (twenty three) passengers along with 2 (two) infants and 3 (three) crew members.
We are working to assist the families and friends of the passengers and crew. We cannot undo the pain and grief they feel, but we can share their burden of dealing with this tragedy.
This is an extremely sad day for all of us at Tara Air.
Tara Air Pvt. Ltd.
Hotline: 014465888
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.
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.
Nepal Airlines flight RA-409 made an emergency return to Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 7.
The Airbus A320-200, en-route to Hong Kong, China, had to return to Kathmandu due to an unusual odour smelled in its cockpit.
The plane landed safely.
All 121 people on board remained unharmed.
A Yeti Airlines aircraft had to return and make an emergency landing at the Dhangadhi Airport in Dhangadhi, Nepal, on June 21.
The plane, heading to Kathmandu, Nepal, was forced to return after it lost power to its left engine.
All the passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Yeti Airlines flight 792 had to return and make an emergency landing at Biratnagar Airport, Nepal, on June 17.
The Jetstream-41 jet took off for Kathmandu but had to return immediately afterwards after a bird hit its engine.
The plane landed back uneventfully. All 29 people aboard remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement aircraft for the passengers.
