Vliegtuigongeval op 25 SEP 2011 met Beechcraft 1900D 9N-AEK

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Datum:	zondag 25 september 2011
Tijd:	07:31
Type:	Beechcraft 1900D
Luchtvaartmaatschappij:	Buddha Air
Registratie:	9N-AEK
Constructienummer:	UE-295
Bouwjaar:	1997-11-01 (13 years 11 months)
Motoren:	2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67D
Bemanning:	slachtoffers: 3 / inzittenden: 3
Passagiers:	slachtoffers: 16 / inzittenden: 16
Totaal:	slachtoffers: 19 / inzittenden: 19
Schade:	Afgeschreven
Gevolgen:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Plaats:	8 km (5 mijl) SSE of Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport (KTM) ( Nepal)
Fase:	Nadering (APR)
Soort vlucht:	Binnenlandse lijnvlucht
Vliegveld van vertrek:	Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport (KTM/VNKT), Nepal
Vliegveld van aankomst:	Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport (KTM/VNKT), Nepal
Vluchtnummer:	103

Beschrijving:
A Beechcraft 1900D passenger plane, operated by Buddha Air, struck terrain while on approach to Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport (KTM), Nepal.
There were total of 16 tourists and 3 crew members on board. All were killed.
The weather was overcast with very low clouds on the approach. Flights were operating normally under VFR rules at the time of the accident. The Beech 1900 was on the base leg of the approach following an 'Everest Experience' sightseeing flight.
The accident location was a hill side near Kotdanda, approx. 5,5 km (3 NM) short of the runway 02 threshold and 5 km (2,7 NM) to the east of the extended centreline.

Bronnen:

» BBC
» Hemant Arjyal

METAR Weather report:

00:50 UTC / 06:35 local time:
VNKT 250050Z 00000KT 6000 -RA FEW010 SCT020 OVC100 20/19 Q1013

01:50 UTC / 07:35 local time:
VNKT 250150Z 00000KT 6000 FEW010 SCT025 OVC100 20/19 Q1014
Calm wind, Visibility: 6000 m; Few clouds, at 1000 feet; Scattered clouds at 2500 feet; Overcast sky at 10000 feet; Temperature: 20 degrees Celsius; Dewpoint: 19 degrees Celsius; QNH (Sea-level pressure): 1014 hPa

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accident date: 25-09-2011
type: Beechcraft 1900D
registration: 9N-AEK

Location of the accident relative to KTM airport and the IFR holding pattern

accident date: 25-09-2011
type: Beechcraft 1900D
registration: 9N-AEK

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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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