2006 Yeti Airlines Twin Otter Crash

Yeti Airlines Twin Otter Crash 2006 ^[1]

The aircraft, 9N-AEQ, five years prior to the incident (then operated by Skyline Airways)
Accident
Date	21 June 2006
Summary	Controlled Flight Into Terrain
Site	Jumla Airport, Nepal
Aircraft
Aircraft type	de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter
Operator	Yeti Airlines
Registration	9N-AEQ
Flight origin	Nepalgunj Airport, Nepalgunj
Stopover	Surkhet Airport, Surkhet/Birendranagar
Destination	Jumla Airport, Jumla
Passengers	6
Crew	3
Fatalities	9
Survivors	0

On 21 June 2006, when approaching Jumla Airport, Nepal, a Yeti Airlines DHC-6 Twin Otter crashed into the ground after the crew decided to abort the landing and perform a go-around for an unknown reason. Eyewitnesses said that the plane appeared to have stalled while making a tight turn on the threshold of runway 27 and ploughed into the ground in a ball of fire on the eastern edge of the runway.^[1][2]

Aircraft

The aircraft involved in the crash was a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter operated by Yeti Airlines. Its maiden flight was in 1980 with Lesotho Airways. The aircraft was purchased by Yeti Airlines one year prior to the accident from another Nepalese carrier, Skyline Airways^[3] It was the third incident of this aircraft operated by Yeti Airlines and was one of four Twin Otters in the airline's fleet^[4][5]

Crew and Passengers

There were six passengers on board the aircraft as well as three crew members. All occupants on board died in the crash. The three crew members were identified as Capt Krishna Malla, co-pilot Dipak Pokhrel and flight attendant Dipak Sherchan.^[2]

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