Narrative:
A Dornier Do 228 passenger plane, 9N-AIG, was destroyed when it struck the side of a mountain during near Jomsom, Nepal. Thirteen passengers and two pilots were killed. The flight attendant and five passengers survived the accident.
The flight had departed Pokhara (PKR) on a domestic passenger flight to Jomsom (JMO). According to the head of Nepal's national rescue department, the pilot told air traffic control moments before the crash that he was diverting back to Pokhara. The airplane crashed into the side of a hill near Marpha village.
» Hemant Arjyal
accident date: 14-05-2012
type: Dornier 228-212
registration: 9N-AIG
accident date: 14-05-2012
type: Dornier 228-212
registration: 9N-AIG
accident date: 14-05-2012
type: Dornier 228-212
registration: 9N-AIG
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Monday 14 May 2012 |
| Time: | 09:30 |
| Type: |  Dornier 228-212 |
| Operator: | Agni Air |
| Registration: | 9N-AIG |
| MSN: | 8216 |
| First flight: | 1997 |
| Engines: | 2 Garrett TPE331-5A-252D |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 18 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 15 / Occupants: 21 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 5 km (3.1 mls) SW of Jomsom Airport (JMO) ( Nepal)
|
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Pokhara Airport (PKR/VNPK), Nepal |
| Jomsom Airport (JMO/VNJS), Nepal |
A Dornier Do 228 passenger plane, 9N-AIG, was destroyed when it struck the side of a mountain during near Jomsom, Nepal. Thirteen passengers and two pilots were killed. The flight attendant and five passengers survived the accident.
The flight had departed Pokhara (PKR) on a domestic passenger flight to Jomsom (JMO). According to the head of Nepal's national rescue department, the pilot told air traffic control moments before the crash that he was diverting back to Pokhara. The airplane crashed into the side of a hill near Marpha village.
Classification:
Sources:
» The Himalayan Times» Hemant Arjyal
Photos
accident date: 14-05-2012
type: Dornier 228-212
registration: 9N-AIG
accident date: 14-05-2012
type: Dornier 228-212
registration: 9N-AIG
accident date: 14-05-2012
type: Dornier 228-212
registration: 9N-AIG
Aircraft history
| date | registration | operator | remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | D-CBDL | Dornier | built |
| 15 APR 1999 | 9M-NEO | Borneo Airways | reserved but not delivered; stored at Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany |
| OCT 1999 | D-CBDL | Dornier | |
| 16 MAY 2001 | N420VA | CE Assets | bought |
| 16 MAY 2001 | N420VA | Vegas Jet Financial & Leasing | leased |
| 16 MAY 2001 | N420VA | Vision Air | sub-leased |
| 04 DEC 2001 | 9M-VAM | Hornbill Airways | |
| JAN 2004 | 9M-VAM | Hornbill Skyways | new name |
| 2008 | 9N-AIG | Agni Air |
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 Pokhara Airport to Jomsom Airport as the crow flies is 69 km (43 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Pokhara Airport to Jomsom Airport as the crow flies is 69 km (43 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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