Narrative:
A PZL-Mielec M28 Skytruck transport plane flipped over during a runway excursion accident while landing at Bajura Airport, Nepal. The pilot died in the crash. Two occupants are said to be in critical condition.
The aircraft had diverted to Bajura due to high winds at the intended destination, Simikot.
» Online Khabar
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Tuesday 30 May 2017 |
| Time: | 0.0029220581054688 |
| Type: |  PZL-Mielec M28 Skytruck |
| Operator: | Nepal Army Air Wing |
| Registration: | NA-048 |
| MSN: | AJE003-02 |
| First flight: | 2004 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65B |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Bajura Airport (BJU) ( Nepal)
|
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Surkhet Airport (SKH/VNSK), Nepal |
| Simikot Airport (IMK/VNST), Nepal |
A PZL-Mielec M28 Skytruck transport plane flipped over during a runway excursion accident while landing at Bajura Airport, Nepal. The pilot died in the crash. Two occupants are said to be in critical condition.
The aircraft had diverted to Bajura due to high winds at the intended destination, Simikot.
Sources:
» Kathmandu Post» Online Khabar
Photos
Video, social media
NA cargo airplane crashes at Koti airport in Bajura | https://t.co/1rqglWtx8k pic.twitter.com/z6Twqy3SZG
myRepública (@RepublicaNepal) May 30, 2017
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 Surkhet Airport to Simikot Airport as the crow flies is 154 km (96 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Surkhet Airport to Simikot Airport as the crow flies is 154 km (96 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few 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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