Descripción:
The aircraft departed Bajhang at 10:11 for a 30-minute flight to Dhangadhi. Last radio contact was at 10:31. The aircraft was found to have collided with pine trees on the 4300 feet Jarayakhali hill on the Churia mountain range, also known as Sivalik Hills, before catching fire.
» Kathmandupost
» Nepal News
accident date: 27-07-2000
type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
registration: 9N-ABP
| Estado: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Fecha: | jueves 27 julio 2000 |
| Hora: | 10:35 |
| Tipo: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Operador: | Royal Nepal Airlines |
| Registración: | 9N-ABP |
| Numéro de série: | 654 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1979 |
| Motores: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 3 / Ocupantes: 3 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 22 / Ocupantes: 22 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 25 / Ocupantes: 25 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | Jarayakhali Hill ( Nepal)
|
| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Bajhang Airport (BJH/VNBG), Nepal |
| Dhangadhi Airport (DHI/VNDH), Nepal |
The aircraft departed Bajhang at 10:11 for a 30-minute flight to Dhangadhi. Last radio contact was at 10:31. The aircraft was found to have collided with pine trees on the 4300 feet Jarayakhali hill on the Churia mountain range, also known as Sivalik Hills, before catching fire.
Fuentes:
» Hemant Arjyal» Kathmandupost
» Nepal News
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accident date: 27-07-2000
type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
registration: 9N-ABP
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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 Bajhang Airport to Dhangadhi Airport as the crow flies is 105 km (65 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Bajhang Airport to Dhangadhi Airport as the crow flies is 105 km (65 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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