Narrative:
The aircraft crashed off course. Bad weather and error in judgement could have been the cause.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 22 December 1984 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Operator: | Royal Nepal Airlines |
| Registration: | 9N-ABH |
| MSN: | 376 |
| First flight: | 1973 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 20 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 15 / Occupants: 23 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Bhojpur ( Nepal)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Tumling Tar Airport (TMI/VNTR), Nepal |
| Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport (KTM/VNKT), Nepal |
The aircraft crashed off course. Bad weather and error in judgement could have been the cause.
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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 Tumling Tar Airport to Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport as the crow flies is 185 km (115 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Tumling Tar Airport to Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport as the crow flies is 185 km (115 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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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