2010 Tara Air DHC-6 crash · Nepal
On December 15, 2010, 2010 Tara Air DHC-6 crash (Nepal). 22 people died.
- Date
- December 15, 2010
- Place
- Nepal
- Operator
- Tara Air
- Killed
- 22
- Position
- 27.339°N, 86.421°E
- Wikidata ID
- Q4618088
From Wikipedia
On 15 December 2010, a De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter passenger aircraft of Tara Air crashed shortly after take-off on a domestic flight from Lamidanda to Kathmandu, Nepal. The wreckage of the aircraft was found in Bilandu forest near the village of Shreechaur the morning after the crash. All 19 passengers and three crew aboard were killed in the crash. There was initial speculation that bad weather or the overloading of the aircraft might have caused the crash. An investigation into the crash was launched by Nepalese authorities after the accident site was located.
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More accidents in Nepal
- 2000 Royal Nepal Airlines DHC-6 crash, Jul 27, 2000
- Buddha Air Flight 103, Sep 25, 2011
- 2002 Shangri-La Air DHC-6 crash, Aug 22, 2002
- Agni Air Flight CHT, May 14, 2012
- 2006 Yeti Airlines DHC-6 crash, Jun 21, 2006
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