Flugunfall 18 OCT 2011 einer Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2T Turbine Islander RAN-49 - Dhorpatan, Bowang ward 9, Baglung district
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Status:Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Datum:Dienstag 18 Oktober 2011
Zeit:19:06
Flugzeugtyp:Silhouette image of generic BN2T model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2T Turbine Islander
Fluggesellschaft:Nepal Army Air Wing
Kennzeichen: RAN-49
Werknummer: 2191
Baujahr: 1988
Triebwerk: 2 Allison 250-B17C
Besatzung:Todesopfer: 2 / Insassen: 2
Fluggäste:Todesopfer: 4 / Insassen: 4
Gesamt:Todesopfer: 6 / Insassen: 6
Sachschaden: Zerstört
Konsequenzen: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Unfallort:Dhorpatan, Bowang ward 9, Baglung district (   Nepal)
Flugphase: Während des Fluges (ENR)
Betriebsart:Militär
Flug von:Nepalganj Airport (KEP/VNNG), Nepal
Flug nach:Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport (KTM/VNKT), Nepal
Unfallbericht:
A Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2T Turbine Islander of the Nepal Army Air Wing, performing an ambulance flight, crashed in a dense forest near Dhorpatan and caught fire. All six occupants didn't survive.

Informationsquelle:
» Six confirmed dead in NA plane crash
» Six feared dead in NA's Islander crash (The Himalayan Times, 18-10-2011)


Fotos

photo of Pilatus-BN-2T-Turbine-Islander-PH-RPN
accident date: 18-10-2011
type: Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2T Turbine Islander
registration: PH-RPN
 

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 Nepalganj Airport to Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport as the crow flies is 363 km (227 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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