Aviation accidents in Nepal
The NTSB database holds 14 accidents and incidents in Nepal, recorded between 1999 to 2024. 9 of them were fatal (64%), and 132 people died.
The deadliest year was 2016, with 25 deaths.
The aircraft types that appear most often are Dornier 228, Boeing 727 and Beechcraft 1900.
13 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
14
Records
9
Fatal
132
Deaths
64%
Share fatal
1999 to 2024
Period
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1 of 14 have coordinates
By decade
Aircraft types involved
All 14 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 2016 | Viking Air DHC-6 | Soli Ghoptevir, Nepal | Tara Air Pvt. Ltd. | Fatal | 25 |
| 29 May 2022 | De Havilland DHC6 | Near Shikha, Nepal | Tara Air | Fatal | 22 |
| 24 Jul 2024 | Bombardier CL600 2B19 | Kathmandu, Nepal | Saurya Airlines | Fatal | 19 |
| 28 Sep 2012 | Unknown aircraft | Kathmandu, Nepal | Sita Air | Fatal | 19 |
| 25 Sep 2011 | Beechcraft 1900 | Bishankhunarayan, Nepal | Buddha Air | Fatal | 19 |
| 24 Aug 2010 | Dornier 228 | Kathmandu, Nepal | Agni Air | Fatal | 14 |
| 7 Aug 2024 | Airbus Helicopters AS350 | Unknown, Nepal | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 7 Jul 1999 | Boeing 727-243F | Kathmandu, Nepal | Lufthansa Cargo Airlines/Hinduja | Fatal | 5 |
| 17 Jan 1999 | Cessna CE-208 | Jumla, Nepal | Necon Air | Fatal | 4 |
| 15 Jan 2023 | ATR ATR72 | Pokhara, Nepal | Yeti Airlines | Unknown | - |
| 6 May 2022 | Boeing 737 | Kathmandu, Nepal | Singapore Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 2016 | BAE Systems JETSTREAM4100 | Siddharthanagar, Nepal | Yeti Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 2012 | Dornier 228 | Jomson, Nepal | - | Unknown | - |
| 15 Jun 2001 | Dornier 228-101 | Pokhara, Nepal | Cosmic Air | Unknown | - |