Pokhara - Kathmandu

On September 5, 1999 at 10:30 AM, Pokhara - Kathmandu experienced a crash involving Avro 748, operated by Necon Air, with the event recorded near Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Bagmati.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.

15 people were known to be on board, 15 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 10, passenger fatalities: 10, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. On approach to Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport under VFR mode, the crew encountered limited visibility due to a low cloud layer. On final, at an altitude of about 6,000 feet, the aircraft collided with a radio antenna (100 feet high) located on the top of a hill and owned by the Nepalese National Broadcasting Company. The aircraft went out of control and crashed seven km short of runway 02. All 15 occupants.

Aircraft reference details include registration 9N-AEG, MSN 1806, year of manufacture 1988.

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