ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 320876
| Date: | Friday 21 September 2012 |
| Time: | 09:27 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Owner/operator: | Tara Air |
| Registration: | 9N-ABQ |
| MSN: | 655 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dolpa Airport (DOP) -
 Nepal
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Dolpa Airport (DOP/VNDP) |
| Nepalganj Airport (KEP/VNNG) |
The Tara Air DHC-6-300 Twin Otter lost directional control during takeoff from Dolpa Airport in Nepal. The left wing, no. 1 engine and wheels were damaged after impacting the perimeter wire fence.
All 7 occupants remained unhurt.
Sources:
Aircraft of Tara Air skids off runway (kathmandupost.ekantipur.com, 21 Sept. 2012)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 May 1997 | 9N-ABQ | Royal Nepal Airlines | 0 | Phaplu Airport (PPL) | |
sub |
| 19 August 2002 | 9N-ABQ | Royal Nepal Airlines | 0 | Nepalganj Airport (KEP) | |
min |
| 19 August 2012 | 9N-ABQ | Tara Air | 0 | Jomsom Airport (JMO) | |
min |
| Runway excursion | ||||||
| 4 October 2017 | 8Q-ISB | Maldivian | 0 | off Malé-Velana International Airport (MLE) |  |
sub |
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