2016 Air Kasthamandap PAC 750XL crash
| File:PAC 750usa.jpg A P-750 XSTOL, similar to the crashed aircraft | |
| 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 |
| Destination | Jumla Airport, Jumla |
| Passengers | 9 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 2 |
| Injuries | 9 |
| Survivors | 9 |
On 26 February 2016, a Air Kasthamandap PAC 750XL, with eleven people on board, crashed at Chilkhaya in Kalikot district, Nepal, killing two crew members and injuring the nine passengers, one critically.[1] Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli expressed condolences to the families of crew members killed in the incident.[2] The accident occurred only two days after a Viking Air DHC-6-400 Twin Otter of Tara Air crashed in Nepal, killing 23.[3]
Victims
The victims were identified as co-pilot Santosh Rana and pilot Dinesh Neupane. Santosh Rana was the son of Nepal's Minister of Land Reform and Management, CPN-UML central leader, and lawmaker Dal Bahadur Rana.[4]
Investigation
Initial reports indicate that the crew were trying to make an emergency landing due to a technical problem.[5] 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.
- ^ "Two die in Nepal's second plane crash in two days". Reuters. 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.