Descripción:
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.
» Six feared dead in NA's Islander crash (The Himalayan Times, 18-10-2011)
accident date: 18-10-2011
type: Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2T Turbine Islander
registration: PH-RPN
| Estado: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Fecha: | martes 18 octubre 2011 |
| Hora: | 19:06 |
| Tipo: |  Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2T Turbine Islander |
| Operador: | Nepal Army Air Wing |
| Registración: | RAN-49 |
| Numéro de série: | 2191 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1988 |
| Motores: | 2 Allison 250-B17C |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 2 / Ocupantes: 2 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 4 / Ocupantes: 4 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 6 / Ocupantes: 6 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | Dhorpatan, Bowang ward 9, Baglung district ( Nepal)
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| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Militar |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Nepalganj Airport (KEP/VNNG), Nepal |
| Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport (KTM/VNKT), Nepal |
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.
Fuentes:
» Six confirmed dead in NA plane crash» Six feared dead in NA's Islander crash (The Himalayan Times, 18-10-2011)
Fotos
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.
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.
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