On the 25th of September, 2011, Buddha Air Flight 103, a Beechcraft 1900D commuter aircraft, crashed near Lalitpur, Nepal, while attempting to land in poor weather at nearby Kathmandu Airport. All 19 passengers and crew on board were killed. The aircraft, operated by Buddha Air, was on a sightseeing flight to Mount Everest.[1][2][3]
The aircraft was a 19-seat Beechcraft 1900D twin-engine turboprop airliner; it was thirteen years old and registered in Nepal as 9N-AEK. Initial investigations revealed that the aircraft was being operated under VFR (Visual Flight Rules); and two minutes before it was due to land it entered clouds and crashed at 5400 feet. Air traffic controllers and members of the investigation team claim the reason for the crash was pilot error.
Passengers
The sixteen passengers included ten Indian nationals, one Japanese, two Americans and three Nepalese.[4]
References
^"18 dead after tourist plane crashes in Nepal". ABC News. 25 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
^"Deaths in Nepal plane crash". Al Jazeera English. 25 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
^Molnar, Matt (25 September 2011). "Mount Everest Tour Plane Crashes in Nepal". nycaviation.com. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
^. My Republica. 25 September 2011. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
buddha, flight, 25th, september, 2011, beechcraft, 1900d, commuter, aircraft, crashed, near, lalitpur, nepal, while, attempting, land, poor, weather, nearby, kathmandu, airport, passengers, crew, board, were, killed, aircraft, operated, buddha, sightseeing, fl. On the 25th of September 2011 Buddha Air Flight 103 a Beechcraft 1900D commuter aircraft crashed near Lalitpur Nepal while attempting to land in poor weather at nearby Kathmandu Airport All 19 passengers and crew on board were killed The aircraft operated by Buddha Air was on a sightseeing flight to Mount Everest 1 2 3 Buddha Air Flight 1039N AEK the aircraft involvedAccidentDate25 September 2011SummaryControlled flight into terrainSiteKotdanda Lalitpur Nepal 27 37 31 N 85 22 28 E 27 62528 N 85 37444 E 27 62528 85 37444 Coordinates 27 37 31 N 85 22 28 E 27 62528 N 85 37444 E 27 62528 85 37444AircraftAircraft typeBeechcraft 1900DOperatorBuddha AirRegistration9N AEKFlight originTribhuvan International Airport Kathmandu NepalDestinationTribhuvan International AirportOccupants19Passengers16Crew3Fatalities19Injuries0Survivors0 Contents 1 Aircraft 2 Passengers 3 References 4 External linksAircraft EditThe aircraft was a 19 seat Beechcraft 1900D twin engine turboprop airliner it was thirteen years old and registered in Nepal as 9N AEK Initial investigations revealed that the aircraft was being operated under VFR Visual Flight Rules and two minutes before it was due to land it entered clouds and crashed at 5400 feet Air traffic controllers and members of the investigation team claim the reason for the crash was pilot error Passengers EditThe sixteen passengers included ten Indian nationals one Japanese two Americans and three Nepalese 4 References Edit 18 dead after tourist plane crashes in Nepal ABC News 25 September 2011 Retrieved 25 September 2011 Deaths in Nepal plane crash Al Jazeera English 25 September 2011 Retrieved 25 September 2011 Molnar Matt 25 September 2011 Mount Everest Tour Plane Crashes in Nepal nycaviation com Retrieved 25 September 2011 Buddha Bud Air plane crashes 19 dead My Republica 25 September 2011 Archived from the original on 29 September 2011 Retrieved 25 September 2011 External links EditAccident description at the Aviation Safety Network Buddha Air Portals Aviation Nepal Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Buddha Air Flight 103 amp oldid 1133023380, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
