.jpg) The aircraft involved, 9N-AHE, four months prior to the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 24 August 2010 |
| Summary | Crashed following electrical failure and spatial disorientation |
| Site | near Shikharpur, Nepal 27°23′24″N 85°18′00″E / 27.39000°N 85.30000°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Dornier 228-101 |
| Operator | Agni Air |
| IATA flight No. | AG101 |
| Registration | 9N-AHE |
| Flight origin | Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Destination | Tenzing-Hillary Airport, Lukla, Nepal |
| Occupants | 14 |
| Passengers | 11 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 14 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Agni Air Flight 101 was a regional flight between Kathmandu and Lukla, Nepal, that crashed on 24 August 2010, killing all 14 people on board. Twenty minutes after take-off, the flight crew had reported a technical problem. Contact with the aircraft was lost shortly after. The aircraft crashed 50 miles (80 km) south of Kathmandu.
The investigation into the accident found that pilot fell victim to spatial disorientation following the loss of flight instruments after both generators failed. Backup battery power was exhausted prematurely due to the crew using an outdated checklist.