Accident
Last updated: 20 June 2013
Estado:Preliminar
Fecha:15 DIC 2010
Hora:ca 15:30
Tipo:Silhouette image of generic DHC6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 310
Operador:Tara Air
Registración: 9N-AFX
Numéro de série: 806
Año de Construcción: 1984
Motores: 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27
Tripulación:Fatalidades: 3 / Ocupantes: 3
Pasajeros:Fatalidades: 19 / Ocupantes: 19
Total:Fatalidades: 22 / Ocupantes: 22
Daños en la Aeronave: Anulado
Consecuencias: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Ubicación:cerca Sri Chaur Village, Okhaldhunga District (Nepal) show on map
Fase: En ruta (ENR)
Naturaleza:Vuelo Doméstico Programado
Aeropuerto de Salida:Lamidanda Airport (LDN/VNLD), Nepal
Aeropuerto de Llegada:Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport (KTM/VNKT), Nepal
Descripción:
A DHC-6 Twin Otter, registered 9N-AFX, crashed into Palunge Hill during a domestic flight from Lamidanda Airport (LDN) to Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport (KTM). The airplane departed at 15:08 carrying three crew and 19 passengers.

Fuentes:
» All 22 aboard killed in Tara Air airplane crash

Fotos
photo of de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 310 9N-AFX
 

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 Lamidanda Airport to Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport as the crow flies is 138 km (86 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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