Dornier 228 9N-AHE

Summary

On 24 August 2010, a Dornier 228 registered 9N-AHE, operated by Agni Air, was involved in an accident near Kathmandu, Nepal. 14 people were on board and 14 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

24 August 2010

Classification

Accident

Location

Kathmandu, Nepal

Nearest airport

Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport (VNKT)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Dornier 228

Registration

9N-AHE

Category

Airplane

Operator

Agni Air

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kathmandu → Lukla

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

DCA10WA089

14 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On August 24, 2010 about 7:30 AM local time, an Agni Air (registration 9N-AHE) Dornier 228 equipped with Garrett TPE331 engines, impacted terrain about 20 miles south of Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport (KTM), Kathmandu, Nepal. The 14 passengers and crew on board received fatal injuries and the airplane was destroyed. The flight had departed KTM and its intended destination was Lukla-Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA). The accident is being investigated by the Nepal Accident Investigation Commission. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of design and manufacture of the engines. All requests for information should be directed to: Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal Babarmahal, Kathmandu, Nepal Tel:4262387, 4262326, 4262518 Fax:977-1-4262516 E-mail: [email protected]

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.