| Date: | Thursday 27 July 2000 |
| Time: | 10:35 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Nepal Airlines |
| Registration: | 9N-ABP |
| MSN: | 654 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 25 / Occupants: 25 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Jarayakhali Hill -
 Nepal
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Bajhang Airport (BJH/VNBG) |
| Dhangadhi Airport (DHI/VNDH) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft departed Bajhang at 10:11 for a 30-minute flight to Dhangadhi. Last radio contact was at 10:31. The aircraft was found to have collided with pine trees on the 4300 feet Jarayakhali hill on the Churia mountain range, also known as Sivalik Hills, before catching fire.
Sources:
Hemant Arjyal
Kathmandupost
Nepal News
Location
Images:
photo (c) Zeljko Ivic; Pokhara Airport (PKR); 26 May 2000
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