2016 Air Kasthamandap PAC 750XL crash
 A PAC 750XL similar to the aircraft invovled | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 26 February 2016 |
| Summary | Under Investigation |
| Site | Chilkhaya, Kalikot district, Nepal |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | PAC 750XL |
| Operator | Air Kasthamandap |
| Registration | 9N-AJB |
| Flight origin | Nepalgunj Airport, Nepalgunj, Nepal |
| Destination | Jumla Airport, Jumla, Nepal |
| Occupants | 11 |
| Passengers | 9 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 2 |
| Injuries | 9 |
| Survivors | 9 |
On 26 February 2016, an Air Kasthamandap PAC 750XL passenger aircraft with eleven people on board crashed at Chilkhaya in Kalikot district, Nepal, killing the two crew members and injuring all nine passengers on board.[1] Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli expressed condolences to the families of crew members killed in the incident.[2]
Victims
The victims were identified as co-pilot Santosh Rana and pilot Dinesh Neupane. Rana was the son of Nepal's Minister of Land Reform and Management, CPN-UML central leader, and lawmaker Dal Bahadur Rana.[3]
Investigation
Initial reports indicate that the crew were trying to make an emergency landing due to a technical problem.[4] The aircraft attempted to land on a farmer’s field near the top of a mountain, but the forward fuselage was reported to have been crushed.
References
- ^ "Air Kasthamandap crash-lands in Kalikot; Captain, co-pilot killed". kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Air Kasthamandap plane crash-lands in Kalikot; 2 killed - The Himalayan Times". The Himalayan Times. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Air Kasthamandap plane crash-lands in Kalikot; 2 killed - The Himalayan Times". The Himalayan Times. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ Sharma, Bhadra (26 February 2016). "2 Die in Second Deadly Plane Crash in Nepal in a Week". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 31 May 2016.