
Descripción:
The DHC-6 Twin Otter was destroyed when it impacted wooded hillside at 5800 feet after takeoff from Surkhet, Nepal.
An analysis of the wreckage showed that the captain's altimeter was read 7,350ft at the time of the accident. A wrong pressure setting may have been used for the flight, causing false display of altitude.
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | miércoles 10 julio 1991 |
| Tipo: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Operador: | Nepal Army Air Wing |
| Registración: | RAN-26 |
| Numéro de série: | 843 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1988 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 3 / Ocupantes: 3 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 3 / Ocupantes: 3 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Destruido |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | cerca Surkhet Airport (SKH) ( Nepal)
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| Elevación del lugar del accidente: | 1768 m (5801 feet) amsl |
| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Militar |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Surkhet Airport (SKH/VNSK), Nepal |
| Jumla Airport (JUM/VNJL), Nepal |
The DHC-6 Twin Otter was destroyed when it impacted wooded hillside at 5800 feet after takeoff from Surkhet, Nepal.
An analysis of the wreckage showed that the captain's altimeter was read 7,350ft at the time of the accident. A wrong pressure setting may have been used for the flight, causing false display of altitude.
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Distance from Surkhet Airport to Jumla Airport as the crow flies is 93 km (58 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Surkhet Airport to Jumla Airport as the crow flies is 93 km (58 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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