Beschrijving:
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.
| Status: | |
| Datum: | woensdag 10 juli 1991 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Nepal Army Air Wing |
| Registratie: | RAN-26 |
| Constructienummer: | 843 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1988 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 3 / inzittenden: 3 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 3 / inzittenden: 3 |
| Schade: | Vernield |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | nabij Surkhet Airport (SKH) ( Nepal)
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| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Militair |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | 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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Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Surkhet Airport en Jumla Airport bedraagt 93 km (58 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
De afstand tussen Surkhet Airport en Jumla Airport bedraagt 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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