Narrative:
At 13:59 LT flight RA133 to Rumjatar took off from Kathmandu's RWY 20. After 1250 m of runway and 250 m clearway, the Twin Otter still hadn't become airborne. After striking the airfield perimeter fence, the aircraft plunged into some fields.
» Scramble 189(64)
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 17 January 1995 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Operator: | Royal Nepal Airlines |
| Registration: | 9N-ABI |
| MSN: | 392 |
| First flight: | 1973 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 21 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 24 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport (KTM) ( Nepal)
|
| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport (KTM/VNKT), Nepal |
| Rumjatar Airport (RUM/VNRT), Nepal | |
| Flightnumber: | RA133 |
At 13:59 LT flight RA133 to Rumjatar took off from Kathmandu's RWY 20. After 1250 m of runway and 250 m clearway, the Twin Otter still hadn't become airborne. After striking the airfield perimeter fence, the aircraft plunged into some fields.
Classification:
Runway excursion (overrun)
Sources:
» Aircraft Illustrated April 1995» Scramble 189(64)
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Map
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 Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport to Rumjatar Airport as the crow flies is 125 km (78 miles).
Distance from Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport to Rumjatar Airport as the crow flies is 125 km (78 miles).
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