ASN Aircraft accident Dornier 228-101 9N-ACL Bharatpur Airport (BHR)
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Date:Saturday 31 July 1993
Type:Silhouette image of generic D228 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Dornier 228-101
Operator:Everest Air
Registration: 9N-ACL
MSN: 7029
First flight: 1984
Crew:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Passengers:Fatalities: 16 / Occupants: 16
Total:Fatalities: 19 / Occupants: 19
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:6,5 km (4.1 mls) N of Bharatpur Airport (BHR) (   Nepal)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport (KTM/VNKT), Nepal
Destination airport:Bharatpur Airport (BHR/VNBP), Nepal
Narrative:
The Do-228 plane flew into the side of a mountain while on approach to Bharatpur Airport (BHR).

Classification:

Sources:
» Air International July 1994, p.7
» Air International September 1993, p.127
» Scramble 171
» Toledo Blade - Aug 2, 1993


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Distance from Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport to Bharatpur Airport as the crow flies is 91 km (57 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few 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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Dornier 228

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