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28th August 2010, 09:47 AM
Dear Trekkers!
If you are taking planes to mountains like Lukla and Jomsong, please try to choose the best trekking months , which are mid sep to mid dec and mid march to mid june, several Plane accidents occur because of the bad weather in Mountain in off trekking season.Its fact that there wont be good weather and good views during off trekking season even the travel agencies try to assure you , its all bullshit.
For Sharing
visit:- www.himalayahikers.blogspot.com
Some Cases:
Thrusday, 22 August 2002
A small plane carrying foreign tourists, including one Briton, crashed into a mountainside in the Pokhara Jomsong route killing all 18 people on board.
15 October 1973 - Royal Nepal Airlines De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 (9N-ABG) was damaged beyond repair at Lukla Airport. The three crew and three passengers were unhurt.[8]
9 June 1991 - Royal Nepal Airlines De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 (9N-ABA), after a flight from Kathmandu, crashed on landing at Lukla Airport following an unstabilized approach in bad weather. All three crew and 14 passengers were killed.[8]
25 May 2004 - A Yeti Airlines De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300 (9N-AFD), on a flight from Kathmandu to Lukla, crashed in heavy cloud into Lamjura hill while on approach to Lukla Airport. The Nepalese accident investigation committee concluded that the captain provided inaccurate information to the Area Control Centre on his position. All three crew members were killed. There were no passengers on board.[9]
1 October 2004 - Sita Air Dornier 228 suffered a nose gear collapse on landing and slid, coming to rest blocking the single runway at Lukla Airport. As a result the airport was closed for two days.[10]
30 June 2005 - A Dornier Do 228 aircraft of Gorkha Airlines was attempting to land at Lukla Airport when it skidded off the runway. There were only minor injuries to the nine passengers and three crew members. The aircraft was reportedly withdrawn from use and written off after the accident.[11][12]
8 October 2008 - Yeti Airlines Flight 103, a Twin Otter, crashed on final approach and caught fire, killing 18 passengers and crew. Only the pilot survived.[13]
25 August 2010 - Agni Air Flight 101, a Dornier, crashed at Shikharpur, returning to Kathmandu after bad weather had prevented it from reaching the Lukla airport. All 14 passengers including crew died.[14]
If you are taking planes to mountains like Lukla and Jomsong, please try to choose the best trekking months , which are mid sep to mid dec and mid march to mid june, several Plane accidents occur because of the bad weather in Mountain in off trekking season.Its fact that there wont be good weather and good views during off trekking season even the travel agencies try to assure you , its all bullshit.
For Sharing
visit:- www.himalayahikers.blogspot.com
Some Cases:
Thrusday, 22 August 2002
A small plane carrying foreign tourists, including one Briton, crashed into a mountainside in the Pokhara Jomsong route killing all 18 people on board.
15 October 1973 - Royal Nepal Airlines De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 (9N-ABG) was damaged beyond repair at Lukla Airport. The three crew and three passengers were unhurt.[8]
9 June 1991 - Royal Nepal Airlines De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 (9N-ABA), after a flight from Kathmandu, crashed on landing at Lukla Airport following an unstabilized approach in bad weather. All three crew and 14 passengers were killed.[8]
25 May 2004 - A Yeti Airlines De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300 (9N-AFD), on a flight from Kathmandu to Lukla, crashed in heavy cloud into Lamjura hill while on approach to Lukla Airport. The Nepalese accident investigation committee concluded that the captain provided inaccurate information to the Area Control Centre on his position. All three crew members were killed. There were no passengers on board.[9]
1 October 2004 - Sita Air Dornier 228 suffered a nose gear collapse on landing and slid, coming to rest blocking the single runway at Lukla Airport. As a result the airport was closed for two days.[10]
30 June 2005 - A Dornier Do 228 aircraft of Gorkha Airlines was attempting to land at Lukla Airport when it skidded off the runway. There were only minor injuries to the nine passengers and three crew members. The aircraft was reportedly withdrawn from use and written off after the accident.[11][12]
8 October 2008 - Yeti Airlines Flight 103, a Twin Otter, crashed on final approach and caught fire, killing 18 passengers and crew. Only the pilot survived.[13]
25 August 2010 - Agni Air Flight 101, a Dornier, crashed at Shikharpur, returning to Kathmandu after bad weather had prevented it from reaching the Lukla airport. All 14 passengers including crew died.[14]