De Havilland DHC6 9N-AET
29 May 2022 · Near Shikha, Nepal · Fatal
Summary
On 29 May 2022 at about 10:06 local time, a De Havilland DHC6 registered 9N-AET, operated by Tara Air, was involved in an accident near Near Shikha, Nepal. 22 people were on board and 22 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:06
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Near Shikha, Nepal
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC6
- Registration
- 9N-AET
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1979
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Tara Air
- Operating rule
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Pokhara → Jomsom
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- NTSB number
- ENG22WA038
People
22 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
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.
Other De Havilland DHC6 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 May 2021 | De Havilland DHC6 | Wallis & Futuna, Wallis And Futuna | - | Unknown | - |
| 8 Jun 2024 | De Havilland DHC6 | Kikori, Papua New Guinea | Tropicair Limited | Unknown | - |
| 6 Mar 2020 | De Havilland DHC6 | Boulder City, Nevada, United States | Grand Canyon Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 2019 | De Havilland DHC6 | San Marcos, Texas, United States | Berry Aviation, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Dec 2019 | De Havilland DHC6 | Pau Pyrenesse, France | Inter DZ | No injuries | - |
| 24 Feb 2010 | De Havilland DHC6 | Manston, UK, United Kingdom | - | Unknown | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 May 2022 | Boeing 737 | Kathmandu, Nepal | Singapore Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 2023 | ATR ATR72 | Pokhara, Nepal | Yeti Airlines | Unknown | - |
| 24 Jul 2024 | Bombardier CL600 2B19 | Kathmandu, Nepal | Saurya Airlines | Fatal | 19 |
| 7 Aug 2024 | Airbus Helicopters AS350 | Unknown, Nepal | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 24 Sep 2016 | BAE Systems JETSTREAM4100 | Siddharthanagar, Nepal | Yeti Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 24 Feb 2016 | Viking Air DHC-6 | Soli Ghoptevir, Nepal | Tara Air Pvt. Ltd. | Fatal | 25 |