List of airplane accidents in Nepal explained

Foreign aircraft accidents

Date Type of Aircraft Operator Place Fatality Detail link References
1956 May 15Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) Indian Airlines Kathmandu, Bagmati 15 [1]
1958 March 24Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) Indian Airlines Kathmandu, Bagmati 20
1992 September 28 Airbus A300 PIA Kathmandu, Bagmati 167 Pakistan International Airlines Flight 268
1992 July 31Airbus A310 Thai Kathmandu, Bagmati 113 Thai Airways International Flight 311
1999 July 7Boeing 727-200 Hinduja Cargo Kathmandu Bagmati 5
2015 March 4Airbus A330-300 Turkish Airlines Kathmandu Bagmati 0
2018 March 12Bombardier Q400 Us-Bangla Airlines Kathmandu Bagmati 51

Domestic aircraft accidents

Date Type of Aircraft Operator Place Fatality Detail link References
1946 May 7Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) Royal Air Force Simara, Narayani 0
1955 August 30Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) Kalinga Airlines Simara, Narayani 2
1960 May 5Pilatus PC-6 Turbo Porter Swiss Dhaulagiri Expendition Nepal 0
1960 November 5Douglas DC-3 Royal Nepal Airlines Nepal 4
1961 March 22Douglas DC-3 PIA Nepal, Nepal 0
1961 March 9De Havilland DHC-6 Turbo Porter Royal Nepal Airlines Nepal, Nepal 0
1962 August 1Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) Royal Nepal Airlines Tulachan Dhuri, Nepal 10
1962 August 26Pilatus PC-6 Turbo Porter Royal Nepal Airlines Nepal 0
1967 February 8Pilatus PC-6 Turbo Porter Swiss Government Nepal 0
1969 July 12Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) Royal Nepal Airlines Nepalgunj, Bheri 0
1969 July 12Douglas DC-3 Royal Nepal Airlines Hetauda, Narayani 35
1970 February 27De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter Royal Nepalese Air Force Jomshom Dhawalagiri 1
1972 September 13Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) Royal Nepalese Air Force Kathmandu, Bagmati 31
1973 May 10Douglas DC-8-33 Thai Tribhuvan International Airport Kathmandu, Bagmati 1
1973 October 15De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter Royal Nepal Airlines Lukla, Sagarmatha 0
1975 March 31Pilatus PC-6 Turbo Porter Royal Nepal Airlines Kathmandu, Bagmati 5
1978 April 7Short SC.7 Skyvan Variant Royal Nepalese Air Force Rukumkot, Rapti 0
1981 November 19Pilatus PC-6 Turbo Porter Royal Nepal Airlines Biratnagar, Koshi 10
1984 December 22De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter Royal Nepal Airlines Bhojpur, Koshi 15
1985 December 30Short SC.7 Skyvan Variant Royal Nepalese Air Force Nepal, Nepal 25
1986 May 3De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter Royal Nepal Airlines Namche Bazar, Sagarmatha 11
1991 July 10De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter Royal Nepalese Air Force SurKhet, Bheri 3
1991 June 20De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter Royal Nepal Airlines Simikot, Karnali 0
1991 June 9De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter Royal Nepal Airlines Lukla, Sagarmatha 0
1992 September 26Harbin Yunsunji Y-12 Royal Nepal Airlines Lukla, 0
1992 July 5De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter Royal Nepal Airlines Jumla, karnali 0
1993 November 8Harbin Yunsunji Y-12 Nepal Airways Jomsom, Dhawalagiri 0
1995 January 17De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter Royal Nepal Airlines Kathmandu, Bagmati 2
1996 April 25Avro 748 Royal Nepal Airlines Meghuli, Narayani 0
1997 November 6Avro 748 Necon Air Pokhara, Gandaki 0
1998 November 19Pilatus PC-6 Turbo Porter Royal Nepal Airlines Namche Bazar, Sagarmatha 1
1998 August 21De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter Lumbini Airways Pokhara, Gandaki 18
1999 December 25De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter Skyline Airways Simara, Nararayani 10
1999 September 5Avro 748 Necon Air Kathmandu, Bagmati 15
1999 August 7Short SC.7 Skyvan Variant Royal Nepalese Air Force Surkhet, Bheri 0
1999 January 17Cessna 208 Caravan Necon Air Jumla, Karnali 5
2000 July 27De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter Royal Nepal Airlines Dhangadi, Seti 25
2002 August 22De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter Shangri-la Pokhara, Gandaki 18
2002 July 17De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter Skyline Airways Surkhet, Bheri 4
2004 May 25De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter Yeti Airlines Lukla, Sagarmatha 3
2005 June 30Dornier DO228 Gorkha Airlines Lukla 0
2006 June 21De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter Yeti Airlines Jumla, Karnali 9
2008 October 8De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter Yeti Airlines Lukla, Sagarmatha 18
2010 December 15De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter Tara Airlines Nepal, Nepal 22
2010 August 24Dornier DO228 Agni Air Kathmandu, Bagmati 14
2011 October 18Britten-Normal Islander Royal Nepalese Air Force Nepal, Nepal 6
2011 September 25Beechcraft 1900D Buddha Air Kathmandu, Bagmati 19
2012 September 28Dornier DO228 Sita Air Kathmandu, Bagmati 19
2012 May 14Dornier DO228 Agni Air Jomsom, Dhawalagiri 15
2013 June 1Dornier DO228 Sita Air Simikot, Karnali 0
2013 May 27Cessna 208B Grand Caravan Goma Air Simikot, Karnali 0
2013 May 16De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter Nepal Airlines Jomsom, Dhawalagiri 0
2014 February 16De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter Nepal Airlines Arghakhanchi, Lumbini 18
2016 September 24Bae Jetstream 41 Yeti Airlines Siddharthanagar, Lumbini 0
2016 February 26PAC 750XL -Pacific Aerospace Corporation Air Kashtamandap Chilkhaya, Karnali 2
2016 February 24De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter Tara Air Dana, Dhawaagiri 23
2017 May 27Let L-410 Turbolet Summit Air Lukla 2 [2]
2022 May 29de Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter Tara Air Myagdi 22[3]
2023 January 15ATR 72 Yeti Air Pokhara 72 [4]
2024 July 24Bombardier CRJ-200 Saurya Airlines Kathmandu18[5]

Helicopter accidents

Date Type of Aircraft Operator Place Fatality Detail link References
27 December 1979 Allutte-III VVIP Langtang 6
27 April 1993Bell-206 Himalayan Helicopter Langtang 0
24 January 1996 MI-17 Nepal Airways Sotanf 0
17 January 1999 AS-350 Karnali Airways Thupten Choling 1
13 December 1997 MI-17 Gorkha Airlines Kalikot 0
4 January 1998 Bell-206 VVIP Flight Dipayal 0
24 October 1998 AS-350B Asian Airlines Mul Khark 3
30 April 1999 AS-350BA Karnali Air Lisunkhu, Sindhupalchowk 0
31 May 1999 AS-350B2 Manakamna Airways Ramechhap 0
11 September 2001 MI-17 Air Ananya Mimi 0
12 November 2001 AS-350B Fishtail Air Rara Lake, Mugu 4
12 May 2002 AS 350B2 Karnali Air Makalu Base Camp 0
30 September 2002 MI-17 (MI8- MTV) Asian Airlines Solukhumbu 0
28 May 2003 MI-17 IV Simrik Air Everest Base Camp 2
4 January 2005 AS-350BA Air Dynasty Heli Service Thhose VDC, Ramechhap 3
2 June 2005 MI-17 Shree Airlines Everest Base Camp None
7 May 2006 MI-17 MTV1 Heli Hansa Service Dhawalagiri Base Camp 0
8 August 2006 MI-17 Karnali Air TI Airport, KTM 0
3 September 2006 AS-350BA Air Dynasty Heli Service Dhawalagiri Base Camp 0
23 September 2006 MI-17 Shree Airlines Ghunsa, Taplejung 24
23 November 2006 MI-17 Simrik Airlines Raralihi, Jumla 0
29 June 2008 AS-350 Fishtail Air Annapurna Base Camp 0
15 November 2009 MI-8 Manang Air Rudikot, Humla District 1
7 November 2010 AS 350B3 Fishtail Air Amadablam Mountain 2
29 November 2011 AS 350B Fishtail Air Solukhumbu 0
19 June 2013 AS 350B3 Fishtail Air Simikot, Muchu 1
3 August 2014 AS 350B3 Fishtail Air Sindhupalchok 1
2 June 2015 AS 350B3 Mountain Helicopter Yamuna Danda 4
22 June 2015 AS 350B3e Simrik Air Samdo, Gorkha 0
12 May 2015 US Marine Corps Charikot 13
17 March 2016 AS 350B3 Fishtail Air Langtang 0
8 August 2016 AS 350B3 Fishtail Air Betani Nuwakot 7
27 February 2019 AS 350 Air Dynasty Taplejung 7
11 July 2023 - Manang Air Solukhumbu, Solududhkunda Municipality6 -
07 August 2024Air DynastySurya Chaur-7, Shıvapuri Nuwakot5Air Dynasty chopper crash

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CAAN - Accidents/Incidents. 2023-02-06.
  2. Web site: Accident: Summit L410 at Lukla on May 27th 2017, contacted trees and impacted ground before runway. avherald.com. 2017-06-21.
  3. Web site: Nepal Tara Air Plane Crash LIVE Updates: No survivors found at Tara Air plane crash site . 30 May 2022 . The Times of India . en . 31 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220531105649/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/nepal-tara-air-plane-crash-live-updates-may-29/liveblog/91870075.cms . live .
  4. News: 2023-01-15 . Nepal crash: Dozens killed as plane crashes near Pokhara airport . en-GB . . 2023-01-20 . 20 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230120130951/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-64280480 . live .
  5. Web site: Yee. Aishwarya Iyer, Esha Mitra, Isaac. Plane crashes during takeoff in Nepal, killing at least 18. CNN. 2024-07-24. 2024-07-24.

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