Narrative:
A DHC-6 Twin Otter, registered 9N-AFX, crashed into Palunge Hill during a domestic flight from Lamidanda Airport (LDN) to Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport (KTM). The airplane departed at 15:08 carrying three crew and 19 passengers.
accident date: 15-12-2010
type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 310
registration: 9N-AFX
accident date: 15-12-2010
type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 310
registration: 9N-AFX
accident date: 15-12-2010
type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 310
registration: 9N-AFX
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Wednesday 15 December 2010 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 310 |
| Operator: | Tara Air |
| Registration: | 9N-AFX |
| MSN: | 806 |
| First flight: | 1984 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 19 / Occupants: 19 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 22 / Occupants: 22 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Sri Chaur Village, Okhaldhunga district ( Nepal)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Lamidanda Airport (LDN/VNLD), Nepal |
| Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport (KTM/VNKT), Nepal |
A DHC-6 Twin Otter, registered 9N-AFX, crashed into Palunge Hill during a domestic flight from Lamidanda Airport (LDN) to Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport (KTM). The airplane departed at 15:08 carrying three crew and 19 passengers.
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accident date: 15-12-2010
type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 310
registration: 9N-AFX
accident date: 15-12-2010
type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 310
registration: 9N-AFX
accident date: 15-12-2010
type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 310
registration: 9N-AFX
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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 Lamidanda Airport to Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport as the crow flies is 138 km (86 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Lamidanda Airport to Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport as the crow flies is 138 km (86 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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