 A Nepal Airlines DHC-6 Twin Otter similar to the aircraft involved in the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 16 May 2013 |
| Summary | Runway overrun on landing due to pilot error |
| Site | Jomsom Airport, Jomsom, Manang, Nepal 28°46′57″N 83°43′38″E / 28.7826°N 83.7273°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter |
| Operator | Nepal Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | RA555 |
| ICAO flight No. | RNA555 |
| Call sign | ROYAL NEPAL 555 |
| Registration | 9N-ABO |
| Flight origin | Pokhara Airport, Nepal |
| Destination | Jomsom Airport, Nepal |
| Occupants | 21 |
| Passengers | 18 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 7 |
| Survivors | 21 |
Nepal Airlines Flight 555 was a short domestic scheduled flight from Pokhara Airport to Jomsom Airport in Nepal of about 20 minutes' flying time, operated by Nepal Airlines. On 16 May 2013, the de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft operating the flight crashed while landing at Jomsom Airport. Seven of the twenty-one on board were seriously injured. There were no fatalities, but the aircraft was damaged beyond economic repair.[1][2][3]
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- ^ "Five critically injured in Mustang plane crash (with photos)". República. 16 May 2013. Archived from the original on 14 September 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- ^ Waldron, Greg (16 May 2013). "Nepal Airlines Twin Otter crashes, crew in critical condition". Flightglobal. Retrieved 16 May 2013.