List of airplane accidents in Nepal

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The following is a list of airplane accidents in Nepal .

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Foreign aircraft accidents

DateType of AircraftOperatorPlaceFatalityDetail linkReferences
1956 May 15Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)Indian AirlinesKathmandu, Bagmati15 [1]
1958 March 24Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)Indian AirlinesKathmandu, Bagmati20 [2]
1992 September 28Airbus A300PIAKathmandu, Bagmati167 Pakistan International Airlines Flight 268 [1]
1992 July 31Airbus A310ThaiKathmandu, Bagmati113 Thai Airways International Flight 311 [1]
1999 July 7Boeing 727-200Hinduja CargoKathmandu Bagmati5 Lufthansa Cargo Flight 8533 [1]
2015 March 4Airbus A330-300Turkish AirlinesKathmandu Bagmati0 [1]
2018 March 12Bombardier Q400Us-Bangla AirlinesKathmandu Bagmati51 US-Bangla Airlines Flight 211

Domestic aircraft accidents

DateType of AircraftOperatorPlaceFatalityDetail linkReferences
1946 May 7Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)Royal Air ForceSimara, Narayani0[ citation needed ]
1955 August 30Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)Kalinga AirlinesSimara, Narayani2[ citation needed ]
1960 May 5Pilatus PC-6 Turbo PorterSwiss Dhaulagiri ExpenditionNepal0 [1]
1960 November 5Douglas DC-3Royal Nepal AirlinesNepal4 [1]
1961 March 22Douglas DC-3PIANepal, Nepal0 [1]
1961 March 9De Havilland DHC-6 Turbo PorterRoyal Nepal AirlinesNepal, Nepal0 [1]
1962 August 1Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)Royal Nepal AirlinesTulachan Dhuri, Nepal10 1962 Royal Nepal Airlines DC-3 crash [1]
1962 August 26Pilatus PC-6 Turbo PorterRoyal Nepal AirlinesNepal0 [1]
1967 February 8Pilatus PC-6 Turbo PorterSwiss GovernmentNepal0 [1]
1969 July 12Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)Royal Nepal AirlinesNepalgunj, Bheri0 [1]
1969 July 12Douglas DC-3Royal Nepal AirlinesHetauda, Narayani35 1969 Royal Nepal Airlines DC-3 crash [1]
1970 February 27De Havilland DHC-6 Twin OtterRoyal Nepalese Air ForceJomshom Dhawalagiri1 [1]
1972 September 13Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)Royal Nepalese Air ForceKathmandu, Bagmati31 [1]
1973 May 10Douglas DC-8-33Thai Tribhuvan International Airport Kathmandu, Bagmati1 [1]
1973 October 15De Havilland DHC-6 Twin OtterRoyal Nepal AirlinesLukla, Sagarmatha0 [1]
1975 March 31Pilatus PC-6 Turbo PorterRoyal Nepal AirlinesKathmandu, Bagmati5 1975 Royal Nepal Airlines Pilatus PC-6 Porter crash [1]
1978 April 7Short SC.7 Skyvan VariantRoyal Nepalese Air ForceRukumkot, Rapti0 [1]
1981 November 19Pilatus PC-6 Turbo PorterRoyal Nepal AirlinesBiratnagar, Koshi10 [1]
1984 December 22De Havilland DHC-6 Twin OtterRoyal Nepal AirlinesBhojpur, Koshi15 [1]
1985 December 30Short SC.7 Skyvan VariantRoyal Nepalese Air ForceNepal, Nepal25 [1]
1986 May 3De Havilland DHC-6 Twin OtterRoyal Nepal AirlinesNamche Bazar, Sagarmatha11 [1]
1991 July 10De Havilland DHC-6 Twin OtterRoyal Nepalese Air ForceSurKhet, Bheri3 [1]
1991 June 20De Havilland DHC-6 Twin OtterRoyal Nepal AirlinesSimikot, Karnali0 [1]
1991 June 9De Havilland DHC-6 Twin OtterRoyal Nepal AirlinesLukla, Sagarmatha0 [1]
1992 September 26Harbin Yunsunji Y-12Royal Nepal AirlinesLukla,0 [1]
1992 July 5De Havilland DHC-6 Twin OtterRoyal Nepal AirlinesJumla, karnali0 [1]
1993 November 8Harbin Yunsunji Y-12Nepal AirwaysJomsom, Dhawalagiri0 1993 Everest Air Dornier 228 crash [1]
1995 January 17De Havilland DHC-6 Twin OtterRoyal Nepal AirlinesKathmandu, Bagmati2 [1]
1996 April 25Avro 748Royal Nepal AirlinesMeghuli, Narayani0 [1]
1997 November 6Avro 748Necon AirPokhara, Gandaki0 [1]
1998 November 19Pilatus PC-6 Turbo PorterRoyal Nepal AirlinesNamche Bazar, Sagarmatha1 [1]
1998 August 21De Havilland DHC-6 Twin OtterLumbini AirwaysPokhara, Gandaki18 [1]
1999 December 25De Havilland DHC-6 Twin OtterSkyline AirwaysSimara, Nararayani10 [1]
1999 September 5Avro 748Necon AirKathmandu, Bagmati15 Necon Air Flight 128 [1]
1999 August 7Short SC.7 Skyvan VariantRoyal Nepalese Air ForceSurkhet, Bheri0 [1]
1999 January 17Cessna 208 CaravanNecon AirJumla, Karnali5 [1]
2000 July 27De Havilland DHC-6 Twin OtterRoyal Nepal AirlinesDhangadi, Seti25 2000 Royal Nepal Airlines Twin Otter crash [1]
2002 August 22De Havilland DHC-6 Twin OtterShangri-laPokhara, Gandaki18 2002 Shangri-La Air Twin Otter crash [1]
2002 July 17De Havilland DHC-6 Twin OtterSkyline AirwaysSurkhet, Bheri4 [1]
2004 May 25De Havilland DHC-6 Twin OtterYeti AirlinesLukla, Sagarmatha3 [1]
2005 June 30Dornier DO228Gorkha AirlinesLukla0 [1]
2006 June 21De Havilland DHC-6 Twin OtterYeti AirlinesJumla, Karnali9 2006 Yeti Airlines Twin Otter crash [1]
2008 October 8De Havilland DHC-6 Twin OtterYeti AirlinesLukla, Sagarmatha18 Yeti Airlines Flight 101 [1]
2010 December 15De Havilland DHC-6 Twin OtterTara AirlinesNepal, Nepal22 2010 Tara Air Twin Otter crash [1]
2010 August 24Dornier DO228Agni AirKathmandu, Bagmati14 Agni Air Flight 101 [1]
2011 October 18Britten-Normal IslanderRoyal Nepalese Air ForceNepal, Nepal6 [1]
2011 September 25Beechcraft 1900DBuddha AirKathmandu, Bagmati19 Buddha Air Flight 103 [1]
2012 September 28Dornier DO228Sita AirKathmandu, Bagmati19 Sita Air Flight 601 [1]
2012 May 14Dornier DO228Agni AirJomsom, Dhawalagiri15 2012 Agni Air Dornier 228 crash [1]
2013 June 1Dornier DO228Sita AirSimikot, Karnali0 [1]
2013 May 27Cessna 208B Grand CaravanGoma AirSimikot, Karnali0 [1]
2013 May 16De Havilland DHC-6 Twin OtterNepal AirlinesJomsom, Dhawalagiri0 Nepal Airlines Flight 555 [1]
2014 February 16De Havilland DHC-6 Twin OtterNepal AirlinesArghakhanchi, Lumbini18 Nepal Airlines Flight 183 [1]
2016 September 24Bae Jetstream 41Yeti AirlinesSiddharthanagar, Lumbini0 [1]
2016 February 26PAC 750XL -Pacific Aerospace CorporationAir KashtamandapChilkhaya, Karnali2 2016 Air Kasthamandap PAC 750XL crash [1]
2016 February 24De Havilland DHC-6 Twin OtterTara AirDana, Dhawaagiri23 Tara Air Flight 193 [1]
2017 May 27Let L-410 TurboletSummit AirLukla2 Summit Air Flight 409 [3]
2022 May 29de Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin OtterTara AirMyagdi22 Tara Air Flight 197 [4]
2023 January 15ATR 72Yeti AirPokhara72 Yeti Airlines Flight 691 [5]
2024 July 24Bombardier CRJ-200Saurya AirlinesKathmandu18 2024 Saurya Airlines Bombardier CRJ200 crash [6]

Helicopter accidents

DateType of AircraftOperatorPlaceFatalityDetail linkReferences
27 December 1979Allutte-IIIVVIPLangtang6 [1]
27 April 1993Bell-206Himalayan HelicopterLangtang0
24 January 1996MI-17Nepal AirwaysSotanf0
17 January 1999AS-350Karnali AirwaysThupten Choling1
13 December 1997MI-17Gorkha AirlinesKalikot0
4 January 1998Bell-206VVIP FlightDipayal0
24 October 1998AS-350BAsian AirlinesMul Khark3
30 April 1999AS-350BAKarnali AirLisunkhu, Sindhupalchowk0
31 May 1999AS-350B2Manakamna AirwaysRamechhap0
11 September 2001MI-17Air AnanyaMimi0
12 November 2001AS-350BFishtail AirRara Lake, Mugu4 2001 Fishtail Air Eurocopter AS350 crash
12 May 2002AS 350B2Karnali AirMakalu Base Camp0
30 September 2002MI-17 (MI8- MTV)Asian AirlinesSolukhumbu0
28 May 2003MI-17 IVSimrik AirEverest Base Camp2
4 January 2005AS-350BAAir Dynasty Heli ServiceThhose VDC, Ramechhap3
2 June 2005MI-17Shree AirlinesEverest Base CampNone
7 May 2006MI-17 MTV1Heli Hansa ServiceDhawalagiri Base Camp0
8 August 2006MI-17Karnali AirTI Airport, KTM0
3 September 2006AS-350BAAir Dynasty Heli ServiceDhawalagiri Base Camp0
23 September 2006MI-17Shree AirlinesGhunsa, Taplejung24 2006 Shree Air Mil Mi-8 crash
23 November 2006MI-17Simrik AirlinesRaralihi, Jumla0
29 June 2008AS-350Fishtail AirAnnapurna Base Camp0
15 November 2009MI-8Manang AirRudikot, Humla District1
7 November 2010AS 350B3Fishtail AirAmadablam Mountain2
29 November 2011AS 350BFishtail AirSolukhumbu0
19 June 2013AS 350B3Fishtail AirSimikot, Muchu1
3 August 2014AS 350B3Fishtail AirSindhupalchok1
2 June 2015AS 350B3Mountain HelicopterYamuna Danda4
22 June 2015AS 350B3eSimrik AirSamdo, Gorkha0
12 May 2015US Marine CorpsCharikot13 2015 Charikot helicopter crash
17 March 2016AS 350B3Fishtail AirLangtang0
8 August 2016AS 350B3Fishtail AirBetani Nuwakot7
27 February 2019AS 350Air DynastyTaplejung7 2019 Air Dynasty helicopter crash
11 July 2023-Manang AirSolukhumbu, Solududhkunda Municipality 6- [7]
07 August 2024Air DynastySurya Chaur-7, Shıvapuri Nuwakot5 Air Dynasty chopper crash

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 "CAAN - Accidents/Incidents" . Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  2. ↑ Ranter, Harro. "Accident Douglas C-47A-85-DL (DC-3) VT-CYN, Monday 24 March 1958". asn.flightsafety.org. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  3. ↑ "Accident: Summit L410 at Lukla on May 27th 2017, contacted trees and impacted ground before runway". avherald.com. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "Nepal Tara Air Plane Crash LIVE Updates: No survivors found at Tara Air plane crash site". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  5. ↑ "Nepal crash: Dozens killed as plane crashes near Pokhara airport". BBC News . 15 January 2023. Archived from the original on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  6. ↑ Yee, Aishwarya Iyer, Esha Mitra, Isaac (24 July 2024). "Plane crashes during takeoff in Nepal, killing at least 18". CNN. Retrieved 24 July 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ↑ Sharma, G. (2023), Six people, including five Mexicans, die in helicopter crash in Nepal , retrieved 11 July 2023
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