Date:	Saturday 26 September 1992
Time:
Type:	Harbin Y-12-II
Owner/operator:	Nepal Airways
Registration:	9N-ACI
MSN:	0069
Year of manufacture:	1992
Engine model:	Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 14
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	Lukla Airport (LUA) -   Nepal
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Lukla Airport (LUA/VNLK)
Destination airport:	Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport (KTM/VNKT)

Narrative:
Nepal Airways flight 602, a Harbin Yunshuji Y-12 II, suffered a runway excursion accident when the nose gear failed during takeoff from Lukla Airport. Following the failure of the nosegear tire, the nose gear dug in and failed. The aircraft then departed the side of the runway, coming to rest in a ditch.

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World Aircraft Accident Summary - CAP 479 / Airclaims

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