| RECENT ACCIDENTS |
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| Date: |
May 16, 2013 Time: 08:30 |
| Location: |
Jomsom, Nepal |
| Operator: |
Royal Nepal Airlines |
| AC Type: |
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Reg: |
9N-ABO cn: 638 |
| Aboard: |
21 Fatalities: 0 Ground: 0 |
| Route: |
Pokhara - Jomsom |
| Details: |
While attempting to land, the passenger plane slid off the runway, went down an embankment and came to rest on the shore of the Kaligandaki River. Four passengers received critical injuries. |
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| Date: |
April 29, 2013 Time: 15:00 |
| Location: |
Bagram Air Base, Afghastan |
| Operator: |
National Air Cargo Flight: N80102 |
| AC Type: |
Boeing B-747-428BCF |
| Reg: |
N949CA cn: 25630/960 |
| Aboard: |
7 Fatalities: 7 Ground: 0 |
| Route: |
Bagram - Dubai Al Maktoum |
| Details: |
The civilian cargo plane crashed and burned shortly after taking off from runway 03 at Bagram Air Base. Four pilots, 2 mechanics and one load master were killed. |
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| Date: |
April 13, 2013 Time: 15:35 |
| Location: |
Denpasar, Indonesia |
| Operator: |
Lion Air Flight: 904 |
| AC Type: |
Boeing B-737-8GP |
| Reg: |
PK-LKS cn: 38728/4350 |
| Aboard: |
108 Fatalities: 0 Ground: 0 |
| Route: |
Bandung - Denpasar |
| Details: |
The airliner came down in the ocean, 150 feet short of the runway, while on final approach to Denpasar-Ngurah Rai Bali International Airport. All 101 passengers and crew of 7 survived. Forty-five people were injured. |
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