- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | August 22, 2002 |
Time: | 0941 |
Location: | Pokhara, Nepal |
Operator: | Shangri La Air |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Jomsom - Pokhara |
AC Type: | de Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter |
Registration: | 9N-AFR |
cn / ln: | 726 |
Aboard: | 18 (passengers:15 crew:3) |
Fatalities: | 18 (passengers:15 crew:3) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The plane crashed into a hill 3 miles southeast of Pokhara Airport while on approach. The plane broke into several pieces and bodies and wreckage was scattered over a small area. There was poor weather in the area at the time of the accident. Controlled flight into terrain. |
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