ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 28066
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| Date: | Monday 31 March 1975 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Pilatus PC-6/B2-H2 Turbo Porter |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Nepal Airlines |
| Registration: | 9N-AAZ |
| MSN: | 727 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kathmandu -
 Nepal
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Kathmadu/Gaucher Airport (KTM) |
| Phaplu Airport (PPL) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed shortly after take-off near Kathmandu Airport. Among those killed were wife Louise and daughter Belinda (16) of Sir Edmund Hillary.
CAUSE: The pilot Peter C. Shand took off unaware that a ground lock pin on one of the ailerons was still in place. Moments later the aircraft plunged into the ground and burned, killing all five on board.
Sources:
1. http://www.pc-6.com/history/727.htm
2. http://pilatus-history-and-news.blogspot.com/
3. http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/210604
Wir sehen uns in Kathmandu: Elizabeth Hawley - Die Chronistin des Himalaya / by Bernadette McDonald
4. Bureau of Aircraft Accident Archives
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 15-Nov-2010 05:44 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Nov-2010 06:18 | TB | Updated [Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Nov-2010 15:32 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Sep-2017 06:09 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 19-Dec-2021 00:28 | Ron Averes | Updated [Time, Operator, Source] |
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