ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 322996
| Date: | Thursday 22 August 2002 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Owner/operator: | Shangri-La Air |
| Registration: | 9N-AFR |
| MSN: | 762 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 18 / Occupants: 18 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 5 km SE of Pokhara -
 Nepal
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Jomsom Airport (JMO/VNJS) |
| Pokhara Airport (PKR/VNPK) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The Twin Otter departed Jomsom at 09:41 for a 25-minute flight to Pokhara, carrying 15 tourists. The aircraft crashed against a hill which was under complete cloud cover following 3 days of continuous rains. Almost exactly four years ago (August 21, 1998) another Twin Otter crashed on the same route, also killing all 18 occupants.
Sources:
Nepal News
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