| Necon Air Flight 128 | |
| Occurrence Type: | Accident |
| Date: | 5 September 1999 |
| Type: | Controlled flight into terrain |
| Site: | 15 km west of Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Aircraft Type: | BAe 748 Super 2B |
| Operator: | Necon Air |
| Tail Number: | 9N-AEG |
| Origin: | Pokhara Airport, Nepal |
| Destination: | Kathmandu Airport, Nepal |
| Passengers: | 10 |
| Crew: | 5 |
| Injuries: | 0 |
| Fatalities: | 15 |
| Survivors: | 0 |
Necon Air Flight 128 (3Z 128/NEC 128) was a scheduled domestic flight from Pokhara Airport to Kathmandu Airport in Nepal on 5 September 1999. The Hawker Siddeley HS 748 crashed when it hit a telecommunications tower near Indrathan Hill.[1] [2]
The aircraft involved was a Series B Hawker Siddeley HS 748 built in 1988, bought from UNI Air in November 1997. At that time, the airline operated three other 748s.
Flight 128 departed from Pokhara at 10:00 for a 35-minute domestic flight to Kathmandu. While approaching Tribhuvan Airport's runway 02 at 10:25 am local time, the aircraft hit a telecommunications tower, killing all five crew members and all ten passengers.[3] It was Necon Air's second fatal accident in 1999.
Due to the hard impact into ground after the accident, none of the fifteen occupants survived the crash.[4]
| Nationality | Passengers | Crew | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| India | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Total | 10 ! | 5 | 15 |