Descripción:
The Twin Otter had been leased for one year from the Air Transport Support Centre (ATSC, of the Nepalese CAA). The plane took off from Jomsom at 11:10 and was expected to arrive at Pokhara at 11:30.
The airplane impacted Mount Annapurna at the 7000 ft level.
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | viernes 21 agosto 1998 |
| Tipo: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Operado por: | Lumbini Airways |
| Alquilado a : | Nepalese CAA |
| Registración: | 9N-ACC |
| Numéro de série: | 710 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1980 |
| Motores: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 3 / Ocupantes: 3 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 15 / Ocupantes: 15 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 18 / Ocupantes: 18 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | cerca Ghorepani ( Nepal)
|
| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Jomsom Airport (JMO/VNJS), Nepal |
| Pokhara Airport (PKR/VNPK), Nepal |
The Twin Otter had been leased for one year from the Air Transport Support Centre (ATSC, of the Nepalese CAA). The plane took off from Jomsom at 11:10 and was expected to arrive at Pokhara at 11:30.
The airplane impacted Mount Annapurna at the 7000 ft level.
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Distance from Jomsom Airport to Pokhara Airport as the crow flies is 69 km (43 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Jomsom Airport to Pokhara Airport as the crow flies is 69 km (43 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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