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==Aircraft== |
==Aircraft== |
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The aircraft was previously registered (in 2015) with [[Viking Air]] with the tailcode C-GUVT, and was built in 2012.<ref name="Airframes">{{cite web |title=Aircraft Registration Database Lookup |url=http://www.airframes.org/reg/cguvt |publisher=Airframes.org |accessdate=24 February 2016}}</ref> It was later delivered to Nepal (in September 2015) transferred to [[Tara Air]] and re-registered as 9N-AHH (in October 2015).<ref>{{ |
The aircraft was previously registered (in 2015) with [[Viking Air]] with the tailcode C-GUVT, and was built in 2012.<ref name="Airframes">{{cite web |title=Aircraft Registration Database Lookup |url=http://www.airframes.org/reg/cguvt |publisher=Airframes.org |accessdate=24 February 2016}}</ref> It was later delivered to Nepal (in September 2015) transferred to [[Tara Air]] and re-registered as 9N-AHH (in October 2015).<ref>{{cite web |title=ASN Aircraft accident Viking Air DHC-6 Twin Otter 400 9N-AHH Dana, Myagdi district |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20160224-0 |publisher=aviation-safety.net |access-date=24 February 2016 |first=Harro |last=Ranter}}</ref> The aircraft had a manufacturer's serial number (MSN) of 926.<ref>{{cite web |title=2016-02-24 Tara Air Twin Otter crashed in Myagdi District, Nepal |publisher=[[Jet Airliner Crash Data Evaluation Centre|JACDEC]] |url=http://www.jacdec.de/2016/02/24/2016-02-24-tara-air-twin-otter-missing-in-myagdi-district-nepal/ |access-date=24 February 2016}}</ref> |
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==Passengers== |
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There were 20 passengers on board. 18 were from Nepal, one from Hong Kong, and one from Kuwait.<ref name=" |
There were 20 passengers on board. 18{{spnd}}including two children{{spnd}}were from Nepal,<ref name="HT">{{cite web |title=23 confirmed dead in Myagdi plane crash |url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/23-confirmed-dead-in-myagdi-plane-crash/ |website=The Himalayan Times |access-date=24 February 2016}}</ref> one from Hong Kong, and one from Kuwait.<ref name="BBC">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-35647929 |title=Nepal small passenger plane wreckage found |date=24 February 2016 |accessdate=24 February 2016 |publisher=BBC News}}</ref> |
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==Crash== |
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The aircraft took off from [[Pokhara]] at 7:50 |
The aircraft took off from [[Pokhara]] at 7:50{{nbsp}}am local time. The normal flight duration of the route is 18{{nbsp}}minutes. It lost contact with the control tower at Pokhara 10{{nbsp}}minutes after takeoff,<ref name="BBC"/> and was found crashed at Tirkhe Dhunga, Dana VDC of Myagdi district at 1:25{{nbsp}}pm by a police team deployed from [[Dana, Nepal|Dana]] Police Post.<ref name="HT"/> Tara Air reported that the weather at both origin and destination airports was favourable. |
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==Recovery== |
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Helicopters scoured the route for hours, but rescue efforts were slowed down by poor weather conditions, including dense fog.<ref>{{ |
Helicopters scoured the route for hours, but rescue efforts were slowed down by poor weather conditions, including dense fog.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nepal plane crash: Tara Air plane goes down, 23 feared dead |url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/24/asia/nepal-missing-plane/index.html |publisher=CNN |access-date=24 February 2016}}</ref> The wreckage was found burning after impacting a mountain side, with charred bodies visible inside.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nepal plane crash: All 23 on board killed as Tara Air flight crashes into Himalayan mountain |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/nepal-plane-crash-all-23-board-killed-tara-air-flight-crashes-into-himalayan-mountain-1545699 |website=International Business Times UK |access-date=24 February 2016}}</ref> Bishwa Raj Khadka, the district Chief of Police,<ref>{{cite web |title=Missing Tara Air plane found crashed in Myagdi (UPDATE) |url=http://setopati.net/society/12021/Missing-Tara-Air-plane-found-crashed-in-Myagdi/ |work=Setopati |access-date=24 February 2016}}</ref> stated that personnel involved in the rescue operations have recovered 17 bodies from the crash site.<ref>{{cite web |title=All 23 onboard Tara Air dead, 17 bodies recovered |url=http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2016-02-24/all-23-onboard-tara-air-dead-17-bodies-recovered.html |website=kathmandupost.ekantipur.com |access-date=24 February 2016}}</ref> |
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==Investigation== |
==Investigation== |
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A high level probe panel is being formed to investigate the crash.<ref>{{ |
A high level probe panel is being formed to investigate the crash.<ref>{{cite web |title=Crash: Tara DHC6 near Pokhara on Feb 24th 2016, aircraft impacted terrain |url=http://avherald.com/h?article=49468c0e |publisher=avherald.com |access-date=24 February 2016}}</ref> Aviation minister Aananda Prasad Pokhrel stated that the plane was scattered across an area approximately 200 metres wide.<ref>{{cite web |title=Chances of finding Tara Air passengers alive slim: Nepal Army |url=http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2016-02-24/tara-air-missing-plane-found-crashed-in-myagdi.html |website=kathmandupost.ekantipur.com |access-date=24 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Missing Nepal Tara Air passenger plane 'found crashed in jungle' |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/missing-nepal-tara-air-passenger-plane-found-crashed-in-jungle-amid-fears-all-on-board-are-dead-a6892696.html |website=The Independent |access-date=24 February 2016}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
Revision as of 17:34, 24 February 2016
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Accident | |
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Date | 24 February 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) |
Tara Air Flight 193 (TA 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, 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 (in 2015) with Viking Air with the tailcode C-GUVT, and was built in 2012.[5] It was later delivered to Nepal (in September 2015) transferred to Tara Air and re-registered as 9N-AHH (in October 2015).[6] The aircraft had a manufacturer's serial number (MSN) of 926.[7]
Passengers
There were 20 passengers on board. 18 – including two children – were from Nepal,[8] one from Hong Kong, and one from Kuwait.[9]
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 |
Crash
The aircraft took off from Pokhara at 7:50 am local time. The normal flight duration of the route is 18 minutes. It lost contact with the control tower at Pokhara 10 minutes after takeoff,[9] and was found crashed at Tirkhe Dhunga, Dana VDC of Myagdi district at 1:25 pm by a police team deployed from Dana Police Post.[8] Tara Air reported that the weather at both origin and destination airports was favourable.
Recovery
Helicopters scoured the route for hours, but rescue efforts were slowed down by poor weather conditions, including dense fog.[10] The wreckage was found burning after impacting a mountain side, with charred bodies visible inside.[11] Bishwa Raj Khadka, the district Chief of Police,[12] stated that personnel involved in the rescue operations have recovered 17 bodies from the crash site.[13]
Investigation
A high level probe panel is being formed to investigate the crash.[14] Aviation minister Aananda Prasad Pokhrel stated that the plane was scattered across an area approximately 200 metres wide.[15][16]
See also
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.
- ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Viking Air DHC-6 Twin Otter 400 9N-AHH Dana, Myagdi district". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ^ "2016-02-24 Tara Air Twin Otter crashed in Myagdi District, Nepal". JACDEC. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ^ a b "23 confirmed dead in Myagdi plane crash". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Nepal small passenger plane wreckage found". BBC News. 24 February 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ^ "Nepal plane crash: Tara Air plane goes down, 23 feared dead". CNN. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ^ "Nepal plane crash: All 23 on board killed as Tara Air flight crashes into Himalayan mountain". International Business Times UK. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ^ "Missing Tara Air plane found crashed in Myagdi (UPDATE)". Setopati. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ^ "All 23 onboard Tara Air dead, 17 bodies recovered". kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ^ "Crash: Tara DHC6 near Pokhara on Feb 24th 2016, aircraft impacted terrain". avherald.com. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ^ "Chances of finding Tara Air passengers alive slim: Nepal Army". kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ^ "Missing Nepal Tara Air passenger plane 'found crashed in jungle'". The Independent. Retrieved 24 February 2016.