Sita Air Flight 601 · Madhyapur Thimi
On September 28, 2012, Sita Air Flight 601 (Madhyapur Thimi). 19 people died.
- Date
- September 28, 2012
- Place
- Madhyapur Thimi
- Operator
- Sita Air
- Killed
- 19
- Injured
- 18
- Position
- 27.681°N, 85.356°E
- Wikidata ID
- Q3241797
From Wikipedia
Sita Air Flight 601 (ST601/STA601) was a Nepalese domestic passenger flight, operated by Sita Air from Tribhuvan International Airport in Nepal's capital Kathmandu to Tenzing-Hillary Airport in Lukla. On 28 September 2012, the Dornier 228 serving the route crashed while attempting an emergency landing at Kathmandu shortly after takeoff, killing all 19 people on board.
The final report, published by the Nepal's Aircraft Accident Investigation Commission (NAICC), determined that a thrust reduction occurred during the take-off roll, but the cause of the anomaly could not be determined. Subsequent crew inability to maintain speed above stall speed, followed by the insufficient height of the aircraft, led to the aircraft crashing.
Text from Wikipedia, “Sita Air Flight 601”, CC BY-SA 4.0; shortened to the introduction. Authors.
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