 9N-AIG, the Dornier involved, seen two months earlier at Lukla Airport | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 14 May 2012 |
| Summary | Crashed on a hill due to mechanical failure and Pilot error |
| Site | Near Jomsom Airport, Nepal 28°46′52″N 83°43′18″E / 28.78111°N 83.72167°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Dornier 228-212 |
| Operator | Agni Air |
| IATA flight No. | AG-CHT |
| Registration | 9N-AIG |
| Flight origin | Pokhara Airport, Pokhara, Nepal |
| Destination | Jomsom Airport, Jomsom, Nepal |
| Occupants | 21 |
| Passengers | 18 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 15 |
| Injuries | 6 |
| Survivors | 6 |
On 14 May 2012, a Dornier 228 passenger aircraft of Agni Air operating Flight CHT, crashed near Jomsom Airport, Nepal, killing 15 of the 21 people on board, including both pilots and Indian child actress Taruni Sachdev and her mother.[1][2][3]
- ^ Hradecky, Simon (14 May 2012). "Crash: Agni D228 at Jomsom on May 14th 2012, impacted terrain during go-around". Aviation Herald. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
- ^ "Plane crashes in northern Nepal". BBC News. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
- ^ Toh, Mavis (14 May 2012). "Agni Air Dornier 228-200 crashes in Nepal, killing 15". Flight Global. Retrieved 14 May 2012.