Accident | |
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Date | 15 January 2023 |
Summary | Stalled and crashed during approach due to accidental feathering of propellers[1] |
Site | Pokhara International Airport, Pokhara, Nepal 28°11′51″N 83°59′06″E / 28.19750°N 83.98500°E[2] |
Aircraft | |
9N-ANC, the aircraft involved in the accident, seen in May 2022 | |
Aircraft type | ATR 72-500 |
Operator | Yeti Airlines |
IATA flight No. | YT691 |
ICAO flight No. | NYT691 |
Call sign | YETI AIRLINES 691 |
Registration | 9N-ANC |
Flight origin | Tribhuvan International Airport |
Destination | Pokhara International Airport |
Occupants | 72 |
Passengers | 68 |
Crew | 4 |
Fatalities | 72 |
Survivors | 0 |
Yeti Airlines Flight 691 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight flown by Yeti Airlines from Kathmandu to Pokhara in Nepal. On 15 January 2023, an ATR 72, the aircraft being operated on the route, stalled and crashed while landing at Pokhara killing all 68 passengers and 4 crew members on board.