Kathmandu - Lukla

On May 25, 2004 at 01:56 PM, Kathmandu - Lukla experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, operated by Yeti Airlines, with the event recorded near Lukla-Tenzing-Hillary Sagarmatha.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) 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. While descending to Lukla Airport from the south following a cargo flight from Kathmandu, the crew encountered poor visibility due to clouds when, at an altitude of 11,600 feet, the aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located near the Lamjura Pass, in the Solukhumbu district. The wreckage was found west of the airport and all three crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 9N-AFD, MSN 651, year of manufacture 1979.