- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | May 25, 2004 |
Time: | 1356 |
Location: | Near Lukla, Nepal |
Operator: | Yeti Airlines |
Flight #: | 117 |
Route: | Katmandou - Lukla |
AC Type: | de Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
Registration: | 9N-AFD |
cn / ln: | 651 |
Aboard: | 3 (passengers:0 crew:3) |
Fatalities: | 3 (passengers:0 crew:3) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | While on approach to Lukla, the cargo plane crashed into Lamjura Hill in heavy cloud cover. Hazardous behavior and attitudes of the captain such as over-confidence, being care-free, and non-compliance of the regulations caused the accident. |
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