On 27 July 2000,

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operated by Royal Nepal Airlines crashed in

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en route from

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Dhangadhi Airport Dhangadhi Airport is a domestic airport located in Dhangadhi serving Kailali District, a district in Sudurpashchim Province in Nepal. Dhangadhi Airport is also a regional airport which serves the district of Sudurpashchim Province and Rara Airpo ...

on a domestic passenger flight. The wreckage of the aircraft, registration ''9N-ABP'', was found in Jogbuda, Dadeldhura District. All 22 passengers and the three crew aboard were killed in the crash. An investigation into the crash was launched by Nepalese authorities after the accident site was located.

Aircraft

The aircraft involved in the crash was a

operated by Royal Nepal Airlines. Its maiden flight was in 1979 with Royal Nepal Airlines, who bought the aircraft from manufacturer

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. It was the eighth accident of this aircraft operated by Royal Nepal Airlines, however, it was the twelfth incident involving this type of aircraft in the aviation history of Nepal.

Crew and Passengers

All occupants on board died in the crash; occupants included the three crew members and 22 passengers, of which three were small children. All occupants were

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Incident

The flight was scheduled for 30 minutes domestic flight from

, where it left at 10:11

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for

in Far-Western Nepal. The last radio contact was made at 10:31, just two minutes before the aircraft was expected to land in Dhangadhi. After a helicopter was deployed to the crash site, it was found that the aircraft had collided with trees on 4,300

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Jarayakhali Hill of the Sivalik Hills in Jogbuda, Dadeldhura District, where it caught fire.

References

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Aircraft

Crew and Passengers

Incident

See also

References