A Dornier 228 similar to the one involved
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| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 31 July 1993 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain |
| Site | Near Bharatpur, Nepal |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Dornier 228-101 |
| Operator | Everest Air |
| Registration | 9N-ACL |
| Flight origin | Tribhuvan International Airport |
| Destination | Bharatpur Airport |
| Occupants | 19 |
| Passengers | 16 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 19 |
| Survivors | 0 |
On 31 July 1993, a Dornier 228 passenger turboprop operated by Nepalese airline Everest Air crashed in Tanahun District near Chule Ghopte hill, Nepal. The crash killed all of the 19 passengers and crew on board.[1][2]
The aircraft involved was a Dornier 228 bearing the registration 9N-ACL. It was built by Dornier Flugzeugwerke in 1984 and was operated by several German airlines and later in the Marshall Islands before being purchased by Everest Air in 1992.[3]
The aircraft was flying from Tribhuvan International AirportinKathmandutoBharatpur Airport. There were sixteen passengers, two pilots and a flight attendant on board. After taking off at 14:29 local time (10:29 UTC), there was normal contact until 14:45. After that time, contact was lost. The plane crashed at 14:51. The wreckage was found on Chule Ghopte hill.[4][5]
The plane was flown by a Nepali captain and an Indian first officer. Another pilot of Nepal Airlines presumed that the co-pilot was unaware of the mountainous terrain of Nepal. Most of the Nepali passengers were employees of the Ministry of Health on their way to Terrai areas affected by the 1993 Nepal floods.[5][6]
| Nationality | Fatalities | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passengers | Crew | ||
| Nepal | 14 | 2 | 16 |
| India | - | 1 | 1 |
| apan | 1 | - | 1 |
| Hungary | 1 | - | 1 |
| Total | 16 | 3 | 19 |
The Government of Nepal set up an investigation committee a few days after the accident. It is assumed that the failing Non-Directional Beacon at Bharatpur Airport led to the accident. The device was not working due to recent heavy flooding in the area.[5]
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Aviation accidents and incidents in 1993 (1993)
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Feb 8 Feb 11 Mar 5 Palair Macedonian Airlines Flight 301 Mar 31 Japan Air Lines Cargo Flight 46E Apr 1 Alan Kulwicki Swearingen crash Apr 6 China Eastern Airlines Flight 583 Apr 14 Apr 18 Apr 24 Apr 26 Apr 27 Zambia national football team plane crash May 19 Jul 1 Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 724 Jul 23 China Northwest Airlines Flight 2119 Jul 26 Jul 31 Aug 12 Aug 18 American International Airways Flight 808 Aug 26 Aug 28 Khorog Tajikistan Airlines Yakovlev Yak-40 crash Sep 14 Sep 21 Oct 26 China Eastern Airlines Flight 5398 Oct 27 Nov 4 Nov 13 China Northern Airlines Flight 6901 Nov 20 Nov 26 Dec 1 | |
