Narrative:
The DHC-6 Twin Otter impacted a hillside while performing a go around at Simikot Airport (IMK), Nepal.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 20 June 1991 |
| Time: | 12:24 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Operated by: | Royal Nepal Airlines |
| On behalf of: | United Nations Development Programme - UNDP |
| Registration: | 9N-ABS |
| MSN: | 795 |
| First flight: | 1982 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 0,5 km (0.3 mls) SW of Simikot Airport (IMK) ( Nepal)
|
| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Official state flight |
| Departure airport: | Nepalganj Airport (KEP/VNNG), Nepal |
| Simikot Airport (IMK/VNST), Nepal |
The DHC-6 Twin Otter impacted a hillside while performing a go around at Simikot Airport (IMK), Nepal.
Sources:
» ICAO Adrep Summary 2/94Photos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Nepalganj Airport to Simikot Airport as the crow flies is 207 km (129 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Nepalganj Airport to Simikot Airport as the crow flies is 207 km (129 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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