Kathmandu - Rumjatar

On January 17, 1995 at 01:59 PM, Kathmandu - Rumjatar experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, operated by Royal Nepal Airlines, with the event recorded near Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Bagmati.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

24 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 22 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 8.3%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 21, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. During the takeoff roll on runway 20 at Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport, the aircraft failed to get airborne, overran, went through a fence and came to rest in a field. A passenger and a pilot were killed while all other occupants were rescued.

Aircraft reference details include registration 9N-ABI, MSN 392, year of manufacture 1973.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 27.6866°, 85.2525°.