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Aircraft
Crashes Record Office
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Bureau d'Archives
des Accidents Aéronautiques
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Accident description
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Date & Time
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08OCT2008 at 0731LT
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Type of Aircraft
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Operator
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Registration
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9N-AFE
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Location
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Lukla
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Flight number
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Schedule
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Kathmandu - Lukla
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Construction number
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720
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Year of manufacture
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1980
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Crew on board
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3
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Pax on board
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16
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Crew fatalities
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2
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Pax fatalities
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16
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Other fatalities
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0
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Total fatalities
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18
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Circumstances
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The aircraft departed Kathmandu-Tribhuvan airport at 0651LT on a regular schedule flight to Lukla-Tenzing-Hillary airport. On final approach to runway 06 in bad weather conditions, the aircraft hit a rock and crashed near the runway threshold. The captain was the only survivor, all 18 other occupants were killed. Among the 19 occupants were 12 German citizens, 2 Australians and 5 Nepalese. On landing, the visibility was reduced due to fog and the aircraft was approaching too low. |
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