2012 Agni Air Dornier 228 crash

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Agni Air Flight CHT
Agni Air aircraft.JPG
9N-AIG, the Dornier involved, seen two months earlier at Lukla Airport
Accident
Date14 May 2012 (2012-05-14)
SummaryCrashed on a hill due to mechanical failure and Pilot error
SiteNear Jomsom Airport, Nepal
28°46′52″N83°43′18″E / 28.78111°N 83.72167°E / 28.78111; 83.72167
Aircraft
Aircraft type Dornier 228-212
Operator Agni Air
IATA flight No.AG-CHT
Registration 9N-AIG
Flight origin Pokhara Airport, Pokhara, Nepal
Destination Jomsom Airport, Jomsom, Nepal
Occupants21
Passengers18
Crew3
Fatalities15
Injuries6
Survivors6

On 14 May 2012, a Dornier 228 passenger aircraft of Agni Air operating Flight CHT, crashed near Jomsom Airport, Nepal, killing 15 of the 21 people on board, including both pilots and Indian child actress Taruni Sachdev and her mother. [1] [2] [3]

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Accident

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Location of the crash site in Nepal

The aircraft was flying from Pokhara Airport to Jomsom Airport on an unscheduled flight CHT. There were eighteen passengers, two pilots and a flight attendant on board. At 09:30 local time (03:45 UTC), Flight CHT attempted to land at Jomson, but the first attempt was aborted by the pilots. During the subsequent go-around, one of the aircraft's wings impacted a hill, causing the aircraft to crash, killing 15 out of the 21 people on board. [1]

Aircraft

The aircraft involved was a Dornier 228-212 registered as 9N-AIG. It was built by Dornier Flugzeugwerke in 1997 and was operated by Hornbill Skyways before being purchased by Agni Air in 2008. [4] [5]

Passengers and crew

The victims were two Nepali crew members and 13 passengers, including Indian child actress Taruni Sachdev and her mother. [6] Six other passengers survived with injuries.

NationalityFatalitiesSurvivorsTotal
PassengersCrewPassengersCrew
Nepal02013
India13316
Denmark022

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