Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 22 December 1984
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
Owner/operator: Royal Nepal Airlines
Registration Number: 9N-ABH
Location: near Bhojpur –
ÿ Nepal
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 15 / Occupants: 23
Component Affected: Aircraft control systems and navigation equipment.Aircraft control systems and navigation equipment.
Category: Accident
An aircraft crashed due to adverse weather conditions and a critical error in judgment by the pilot.An aircraft crashed due to adverse weather conditions and a critical error in judgment by the pilot.
Description
The aircraft crashed off course. Bad weather and error in judgement could have been the cause.
Primary Cause
Bad weather and pilot error combined.Bad weather and pilot error combined.Share on:
