ASN Aircraft accident de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 9N-AGF Surkhet Airport (SKH)
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Status:Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Date:Wednesday 17 July 2002
Time:14:22
Type:Silhouette image of generic DHC6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
Operator:Skyline Airways
Registration: 9N-AGF
MSN: 828
First flight: 1985
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27
Crew:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Total:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:10 km (6.3 mls) N of Surkhet Airport (SKH) (   Nepal)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Jumla Airport (JUM/VNJL), Nepal
Destination airport:Surkhet Airport (SKH/VNSK), Nepal
Narrative:
The Twin Otter departed Jumla at 14:04 for a 25-minute flight to Surkhet. Some 18 minutes after takeoff, at an altitude of about 6500 feet, the aircraft crashed into trees and crashed against the Gargare Danda hill in bad weather.

Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain

Sources:
» nepalnews.com


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photo of DHC-6-Twin-Otter-300-9N-AGF
accident date: 17-07-2002
type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
registration: 9N-AGF
 

Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Jumla Airport to Surkhet Airport as the crow flies is 93 km (58 miles).

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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