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'''Tara Air Flight 193''' was a scheduled [[Domestic flight|domestic passenger flight]] that crashed on 24 February 2016, while flying from [[Pokhara Airport]] in [[Pokhara]], [[Nepal]], to [[Jomsom Airport]] in [[Jomsom]]. The aircraft was a [[de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter]] registration 9N-AHH went missing with |
'''Tara Air Flight 193''' was a scheduled [[Domestic flight|domestic passenger flight]] that crashed on 24 February 2016, while flying from [[Pokhara Airport]] in [[Pokhara]], [[Nepal]], to [[Jomsom Airport]] in [[Jomsom]]. The aircraft was a [[de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter]] registration 9N-AHH went missing with 23 people on board.<ref name="TKP">{{cite news|title=Missing Tara Air plane with 23 onboard could have crashed in Myagdi's Rupse|url=http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2016-02-24/a-tara-air-plane-en-route-to-jomsom-from-pokhara-missing.html|accessdate=24 February 2016|work=[[The Kathmandu Post]]|date=24 February 2016}}</ref><ref name="Hradecky">{{cite news|last1=Hradecky|first1=Simon|title=Accident: Tara DHC6 near Pokhara on Feb 24th 2016, aircraft missing enroute|url=http://avherald.com/h?article=49468c0e&opt=0|accessdate=24 February 2016|work=Aviation Herald|date=24 February 2016}}</ref><ref name="Guardian">{{cite news|title=Plane crash feared in Nepal as flight carrying 21 goes missing in mountains|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/24/plane-crash-nepal-missing-mountains-pokhara-jomsom|accessdate=24 February 2016|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=24 February 2016}}</ref> |
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The crash site was found near [[Dana, Nepal|Dana]] village, [[Myagdi district]] with all on board killed.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/world-news/asia-pacific/missing-nepal-tara-air-passenger-plane-found-crashed-in-jungle-amid-fears-no-one-survived-34481080.html|title=Missing Nepal Tara Air passenger plane 'found crashed in jungle' amid fears no one survived|date=24 February 2016}}</ref> |
The crash site was found near [[Dana, Nepal|Dana]] village, [[Myagdi district]] with all on board killed.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/world-news/asia-pacific/missing-nepal-tara-air-passenger-plane-found-crashed-in-jungle-amid-fears-no-one-survived-34481080.html|title=Missing Nepal Tara Air passenger plane 'found crashed in jungle' amid fears no one survived|date=24 February 2016}}</ref> |
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![]() DHC-6 9N-ABM of Tara Airlines, similar to the one that crashed | |
Accident | |
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Date | February 24, 2016 |
Summary | Crashed |
Site | Dana, Myagdi district |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 400 built by Viking Air |
Operator | Tara Air |
Registration | 9N-AHH |
Flight origin | Pokhara |
Destination | Jomsom |
Passengers | 20 |
Crew | 3 |
Fatalities | 23 (all) |
A map showing the locations of Pokhara Airport (PKR), Jomson Airport (JMO) and Dana, the location where the crash site was found.
Tara Air Flight 193 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight that crashed on 24 February 2016, while flying from Pokhara Airport in Pokhara, Nepal, to Jomsom Airport in Jomsom. The aircraft was a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter registration 9N-AHH went missing with 23 people on board.[1][2][3]
The crash site was found near Dana village, Myagdi district with all on board killed.[4]
Aircraft
The aircraft was previously registered with Viking Air with the tailcode C-GUVT, and was built in 2012.[5] It was later transferred to Tara Air and re-registered as 9N-AHH.
Passengers
There were 21 passengers on board. Nineteen were from Nepal, one from Hong Kong, and one from Kuwait.[6]
Country | Passengers | Crew | Total |
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18 | 3 | 21 |
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1 | 0 | 1 |
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1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 20 | 3 | 23 |
References
- ^ "Missing Tara Air plane with 23 onboard could have crashed in Myagdi's Rupse". The Kathmandu Post. 24 February 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ^ Hradecky, Simon (24 February 2016). "Accident: Tara DHC6 near Pokhara on Feb 24th 2016, aircraft missing enroute". Aviation Herald. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ^ "Plane crash feared in Nepal as flight carrying 21 goes missing in mountains". The Guardian. 24 February 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ^ "Missing Nepal Tara Air passenger plane 'found crashed in jungle' amid fears no one survived". 24 February 2016.
- ^ "Aircraft Registration Database Lookup". Airframes.org. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ^ "Nepal small passenger plane wreckage found". BBC News. 24 February 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016.