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| Date: | Monday 6 January 2025 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  ATR 72-500 |
| Owner/operator: | Buddha Air |
| Registration: | 9N-AJS |
| MSN: | 531 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1997 |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PW127 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 76 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | 43 nm E of Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport (KTM/VNKT) -
 Nepal
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport (KTM/VNKT) |
| Bhadrapur Airport (BDP/VNCG) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Buddha Air flight U4953, an ATR 72-500, suffered a flame out of engine no.1 after departure from Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport (KTM), Nepal. The flight safely returned to KTM.
Sources:
https://english.khabarhub.com/2025/06/426041/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 April 2016 | 9N-AJS | Buddha Air | 0 | Biratnagar Airport | |
non |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jan-2025 07:48 | ASN | Added |
| 06-Jan-2025 07:48 | ASN | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Jan-2025 07:49 | ASN | Updated [Total occupants, ] |
| 06-Jan-2025 10:29 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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