Deadly aircraft crashes common in mountainous Nepal
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Rescuers gathering at the site of a plane crash in Pokhara on Jan 15, 2023.
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KATHMANDU - Mountainous Nepal, where at least 68 people were killed on Sunday when a plane crashed in the tourist town of Pokhara, has a history of deadly air crashes.
Here are details of plane and helicopter crashes that took place this century in the Himalayan country, where several airlines fly to small airports in remote hills and mountains shrouded in clouds and cut off from roads.
Jan 15, 2023
A twin-engine ATR 72 aircraft carrying 72 people, operated by Nepal’s Yeti Airlines, crashed in Pokhara, killing at least 68.
May 29, 2022
Sixteen Nepalis, four Indians and two Germans died on a De Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter aircraft that crashed 15 minutes after taking off from Pokhara,
Feb 27, 2019
A helicopter crashed in bad weather in eastern Nepal, killing all seven people on board, including the country’s tourism minister.
March 12, 2018
Fifty-one out of 71 people on a Bangladeshi airliner died when it crashed in cloudy weather
Feb 26, 2016
Two people were killed after a small plane crashed in western Nepal’s Kalikot district.
Feb 24, 2016
A small plane crashed in bad weather,
Feb 16, 2014
All 18 people on a small plane were killed after it crashed in bad weather.
Sept 28, 2012
A small plane struck a bird and crashed shortly after take-off from Kathmandu, killing 19 people, including seven British and five Chinese passengers.
Sept 25, 2011
A small plane carrying foreign tourists on a trip to view Mount Everest crashed in bad weather near Kathmandu, killing all 19 people on board.
Dec 16, 2010
A small plane crashed in the Himalayan foothills of remote east Nepal, killing all 22 people on board.
Aug 24, 2010
Fourteen people – including four Americans, a Japanese and British national – were killed when their small plane crashed in bad weather.
Oct 8, 2008
A small private plane crashed in the remote mountains of north-east Nepal, killing at least 18 people, mostly foreigners.
March 4, 2008
Four United Nations arms monitors were among at least 10 people killed in a helicopter crash.
June 21, 2006
A Twin Otter passenger plane belonging to a private Nepali airline crashed in the west of the country, killing all nine people on board.
May 25, 2004
A small cargo plane crashed in the Mount Everest region, killing its three crew members.
Aug 22, 2002
A plane carrying foreign tourists slammed into a mountain in bad weather, killing all 18 people on board.
July 27, 2000
A Twin Otter passenger plane crashed in western Nepal, killing all 25 people on board. REUTERS
