1993 Everest Air Dornier 228 crash

On 31 July 1993, a Dornier Do 228 passenger turboprop operated by Nepalese airline Everest Air crashed in Tanahun District near Chule Ghopte hill, Nepal. The crash killed all of the 19 passengers and crew on board.[1][2]

1993 Everest Air Dornier 228 crash
A Do 228 similar to the one involved
Accident
Date31 July 1993
SummaryControlled flight into terrain
Sitenear Bharatpur, Nepal
Aircraft
Aircraft typeDornier Do 228-101
OperatorEverest Air
Registration9N-ACL
Flight originKathmandu Airport
DestinationBharatpur Airport
Passengers16
Crew3
Fatalities19
Injuries0
Survivors0

Aircraft

The aircraft involved was a Dornier Do 228 bearing the registration 9N-ACL. It was built by Dornier Flugzeugwerke in 1984 and was operated by several German airlines and later in the Marshall Islands before being purchased by Everest Air in 1992.[3]

Incident

The aircraft was flying from Kathmandu Airport to Bharatpur Airport. There were sixteen passengers, two pilots and a flight attendant on board. After taking off at 14:29 local time (10:29 UTC), there was normal contact until 14:45. After that time, contact was lost. The plane crashed at 14:51. The wreckage was found on Chule Ghopte hill.[4][5]

Passengers and crew

The plane was flown by a Nepali captain and an Indian first officer. Another pilot of Nepal Airlines presumed that the co-pilot was unaware of the mountainous terrain of Nepal. Most of the Nepali passengers were employees of the Ministry of Health on their way to Terraiareas affected by the 1993 Nepal floods.[5][6]

Nationality Fatalities Total
Passengers Crew
   Nepal 14 2 16
 India - 1 (co-pilot) 1
 Japan 1 - 1
 Hungary 1 - 1
Total 16 3 19

Investigation

The Government of Nepal set up an investigation committee a few days after the accident. It is assumed that the failing Non-Directional Beacon at Bharatpur Airport led to the accident. The device was not working due to recent heavy flooding in the area.[5]

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References
  1. "18 dead in air crash". The Independent. 31 July 1993. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  2. "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  3. "REGISTRATION DETAILS FOR 9N-ACL (EVEREST AIR) DORNIER 228-100". Planelogger. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  4. "Eleven charred bodies recovered at wreckage site". Agence France Presse. 1 August 1993. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  5. "All eighteen plane crash victims' bodies identified". Agence France Presse. 2 August 1993. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  6. "1993 Flood Archive". Dartmouth College. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
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