| Date: | Friday 21 August 1998 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Owner/operator: | Lumbini Airways, lsf Nepalese CAA |
| Registration: | 9N-ACC |
| MSN: | 710 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 18 / Occupants: 18 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Ghorepani -
 Nepal
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Jomsom Airport (JMO/VNJS) |
| Pokhara Airport (PKR/VNPK) |
The Twin Otter had been leased for one year from the Air Transport Support Centre (ATSC, of the Nepalese CAA). The plane took off from Jomsom at 11:10 and was expected to arrive at Pokhara at 11:30.
The airplane impacted Mount Annapurna at the 7000 ft level.
Sources:
Kathmandu post
Location
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