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| Date: | Thursday 23 June 2011 |
| Time: | 08:14 NSR |
| Type: |  Dornier 228-201 |
| Owner/operator: | Tara Air |
| Registration: | 9N-AGQ |
| MSN: | 8107 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1987 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Simikot Airport (VNST) -
 Nepal
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Nepalgunj Airport (VNNG) |
| Simikot Airport (VNST) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The Dornier loaded with groceries that took off from Nepalgunj Airport at 8.14 am met with an accident due to heavy landing, sources confirmed.
According to Civil Aviation of Nepalgunj, the front part and the wings have been damaged in the accident. The three crew members were unhurt.
Sources:
http://www.ekantipur.com/2011/06/24/top-story/tara-air-cargo-crashes-in-simikot/336227.html
http://admin.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=32708_
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by: Omishan
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jun-2011 23:13 | FromNepal | Added |
| 23-Jun-2011 23:17 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jun-2011 02:27 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jun-2011 03:30 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, Cn, Narrative, ] |
| 15-May-2012 01:27 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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