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⚫ | '''Tara Air Flight 193''' was a scheduled [[domestic passenger flight]], serving the route from [[Pokhara Airport]] in [[Pokhara]], Nepal, to [[Jomsom Airport]] in [[Jomsom]], Nepal. On 24 February 2016, eight minutes after take-off, the aircraft, a [[de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter]], Series 400, with registration 9N-AHH, went missing with 23 people on board.<ref name="TKP">{{cite web |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 web |last=Hradecky |first=Simon |title=Accident: Tara DHC6 near Pokhara on Feb 24th 2016, aircraft missing enroute |url=http://avherald.com/h?article=49468c0e |accessdate=24 February 2016 |work=The Aviation Herald |date=24 February 2016}}</ref><ref name="Guardian">{{cite web |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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⚫ | Nepal's [[Nepal Police|police]] and [[Nepal Army|army]] dispatched three helicoprs to search for the missing plane. Hours later, the wreckage was found near [[Dana, Nepal|Dana]] village, [[Myagdi District|Myagdi district]], alongside several charred bodies; the search was hampered by bad weather. There were no survivors.<ref>{{cite web |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 |dead-url=no |archive-url=http://webcitation.org/query?date=2016-02-24&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.independent.ie%2Fworld-news%2Fasia-pacific%2Fmissing-nepal-tara-air-passenger-plane-found-crashed-in-jungle-amid-fears-no-one-survived-34481080.html |archive-date=24 February 2016}}</ref> The crash was the 27th loss of a DHC-6 aircraft, the seventh deadliest plane crash in Nepal, and the fourth worst accident involving a DHC-6.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20160224-0|title=ASN Aircraft accident Viking Air DHC-6 Twin Otter 400 9N-AHH Dana, Myagdi district|author=Harro Ranter|date=24 February 2016|publisher=|accessdate=26 February 2016}}</ref> With 23 fatalities, this was Tara Air's worst plane crash, surpassing the [[2010 Okhaldhunga Twin Otter crash]] which killed 22 people. |
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| name = Tara Air Flight 193 |
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| image = File:9N-ABM TARA AIR DHC 6 TWIN OTTER AT POKHARA RECENTLY ARRIVED FROM JOMSON AIRPORT NEPAL FEB 2013 (8569369692).jpg |
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| caption = DHC-6 9N-ABM of Tara Airlines, similar to the one that crashed |
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| date = {{start date|2016|02|24|df=yes}} |
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| summary = Under investigation |
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| occurrence_type = Accident |
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| site = [[Dana, Nepal|Dana]], [[Myagdi district]], [[Nepal]] |
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| origin = [[Pokhara Airport]], [[Pokhara]] |
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| destination = [[Jomsom Airport]], [[Jomsom]] |
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| passengers = 20 |
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| fatalities = 23 (all) |
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| aircraft_type = [[de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter]] Series 400 built by [[Viking Air]] |
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| operator = [[Tara Air]] |
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| tail_number = 9N-AHH |
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⚫ | '''Tara Air Flight 193''' was a scheduled [[domestic passenger flight]], serving the route from [[Pokhara Airport]] in [[Pokhara]], |
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⚫ | Nepal's [[Nepal Police|police]] and [[Nepal Army|army]] dispatched three |
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==Aircraft== |
==Aircraft== |
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The [[DHC-6 Twin Otter]] was built in 2012 by [[Viking Air]] with manufacturer's serial number 926. |
The [[DHC-6 Twin Otter]] was built in 2012 by [[Viking Air]] with manufacturer's serial number 926. Aircraft was previously registered as C-GUVT.<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> In September 2015, it was delivered to [[Tara Air]] and re-registered 9N-AHH.<ref name="Airframes"/><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/ |accessdate=24 February 2016}}</ref><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 Network |accessdate=24 February 2016 |first=Harro |last=Ranter}}</ref> |
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==Passengers== |
==Passengers== |
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Of the 20 passengers aboard, 18{{spnd}}including |
Of the 20 passengers aboard, 18{{spnd}}including 30 children<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 |accessdate=24 February 2016}}</ref>{{spnd}} were from Timbucktu, one was from Hong Kong, and another from India.<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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Revision as of 04:09, 28 February 2016
Tara Air Flight 193 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight, serving the route from Pokhara Airport in Pokhara, Nepal, to Jomsom Airport in Jomsom, Nepal. On 24 February 2016, eight minutes after take-off, the aircraft, a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter, Series 400, with registration 9N-AHH, went missing with 23 people on board.[1][2][3] Nepal's police and army dispatched three helicoprs to search for the missing plane. Hours later, the wreckage was found near Dana village, Myagdi district, alongside several charred bodies; the search was hampered by bad weather. There were no survivors.[4] The crash was the 27th loss of a DHC-6 aircraft, the seventh deadliest plane crash in Nepal, and the fourth worst accident involving a DHC-6.[5] With 23 fatalities, this was Tara Air's worst plane crash, surpassing the 2010 Okhaldhunga Twin Otter crash which killed 22 people.
Aircraft
The DHC-6 Twin Otter was built in 2012 by Viking Air with manufacturer's serial number 926. Aircraft was previously registered as C-GUVT.[6] In September 2015, it was delivered to Tara Air and re-registered 9N-AHH.[6][7][8]
Passengers
Of the 20 passengers aboard, 18 – including 30 children[9] – were from Timbucktu, one was from Hong Kong, and another from India.[10]
Country or region | 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 |
Flight
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,[10] 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.[9] Tara Air reported that the weather at both origin and destination airports was favourable.[10] Further investigation is ongoing.
Recovery
Helicopters searched the route for hours, but rescue efforts were slowed down by poor weather conditions, including dense fog and heavy rain.[11] The wreckage was found burning after impacting a mountain side, with charred bodies visible inside.[12] Bishwa Raj Khadka, the district Chief of Police,[13] stated that personnel involved in the rescue operations had recovered 17 bodies from the crash site.[14]
Investigation
A "high level probe panel" is being formed to investigate the crash.[2] Ananda Prasad Pokharel, minister for culture, tourism and civil aviation said that the wreckage of the plane was found in a completely burnt state, “in an area of some 200 meters [660 feet]”,[15] in Solighopte in Myagdi District, a part of Dhaulagiri Zone.[16][17]
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.
- ^ a b Hradecky, Simon (24 February 2016). "Accident: Tara DHC6 near Pokhara on Feb 24th 2016, aircraft missing enroute". The 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. Archived from the original on 24 February 2016.
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suggested) (help) - ^ Harro Ranter (24 February 2016). "ASN Aircraft accident Viking Air DHC-6 Twin Otter 400 9N-AHH Dana, Myagdi district". Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Aircraft Registration Database Lookup". Airframes.org. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ^ "2016-02-24 Tara Air Twin Otter crashed in Myagdi District, Nepal". JACDEC. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Viking Air DHC-6 Twin Otter 400 9N-AHH Dana, Myagdi district". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ^ a b "23 confirmed dead in Myagdi plane crash". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ^ a b c "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". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ^ "Chances of finding Tara Air passengers alive slim: Nepal Army". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ^ "Wreckage of plane carrying 23 people found in Nepal". The Guardian. 24 February 2016.
- ^ "Missing Nepal Tara Air passenger plane 'found crashed in jungle'". The Independent. Retrieved 24 February 2016.