Surkhet - Jumla

On July 10, 1991 at 12:00 PM, Surkhet - Jumla experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, operated by Nepalese Army, with the event recorded near Surkhet Bheri.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a mountains crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Four minutes after his takeoff from Surkhet Airport, while climbing to an altitude of 5,800 feet, the captain informed ATC about good flight conditions and that he was leaving the valley shortly. A minute later, while flying in clouds, the aircraft struck the slope of a mountain (6,300 feet high) located few km from Surkhet Airport. The wreckage was found 500 feet below the summit and all three occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration RAN-26, MSN 843, year of manufacture 1988.