| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | March 12, 2018 |
| Time: | 1415 |
| Location: | Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Operator: | US-Bangla Airlines |
| Flight #: | 221 |
| Route: | Dhaka - Kathmandu |
| AC Type: | de Havilland Canada DHC-8-402Q Dash 8 |
| Registration: | S2-AGU |
| cn / ln: | BS4041 |
| Aboard: | 71 (passengers:67 crew:4) |
| Fatalities: | 51 (passengers:47 crew:4) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | After getting clearance to land, the aircraft was observed flying low. Soon after, the plane impacted terrain and caught fire. The cause of the accident was due to disorientation and complete loss of situational awareness of the crew. The captain was in a poor mental state. He did not have enough sleep. He had a history of depression, which he concealed when being hired and had just given notice to resign his position over a dispute with another pilot.. The first officer was relatively inexperienced and presumably not in a position to deal with all this. |
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