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| Date: | Thursday 9 March 1961 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Pilatus PC-6 Porter |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Nepal Airlines/USOM Nepal |
| Registration: | 9N-AAG |
| MSN: | 347 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1961 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Jiri, Janakpur, Central Region -
 Nepal
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed in Himalayan mountains when pilot blinded by the sun while trying to land on improved airstrip. Its belly ripped open. The five Swiss passengers airlifted to Khatmandu by helicopter.
Sources:
http://www.pc-6.com/history/347.htm
The Indian Express 12 March 1961, p6
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Nov-2010 14:08 | TB | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Nov-2010 14:26 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 15-Nov-2010 04:33 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 12-Jan-2019 20:04 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
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