Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 18 October 2011
Aircraft Type: Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2T Turbine Islander
Owner/operator: Nepal Army Air Wing
Registration Number: RAN-49
Location: Dhorpatan, Bowang ward 9, Baglung district –
ÿ Nepal
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: Turbine Islander aircraftTurbine Islander aircraft
Category: Accident
A Pilatus Britten-Norman Turbine Islander aircraft crashed in a dense forest near Dhorpatan, Nepal Army Air Wing, resulting in the loss of all six occupants.A Pilatus Britten-Norman Turbine Islander aircraft crashed in a dense forest near Dhorpatan, Nepal Army Air Wing, resulting in the loss of all six occupants.
Description
A Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2T Turbine Islander of the Nepal Army Air Wing, performing an ambulance flight, crashed in a dense forest near Dhorpatan and caught fire. All six occupants didn’t survive.
Source of Information
http://www.ekantipur.com/2011/10/19/top-story/six-confirmed-dead-in-na-plane-crash/342442.html, http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=All+six+on+board+die+in+NA%27s+Islander+crash&NewsID=306113http://www.ekantipur.com/2011/10/19/top-story/six-confirmed-dead-in-na-plane-crash/342442.html, http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=All+six+on+board+die+in+NA%27s+Islander+crash&NewsID=306113Primary Cause
Mechanical failure during flight.Mechanical failure during flight.Share on:
