Nepalgunj - Jumla

On February 26, 2016 at 01:05 PM, Nepalgunj - Jumla experienced a crash involving PAC 750XL - Pacific Aerospace Corporation, operated by Air Kasthamandap, with the event recorded near Chilkhaya Karnali.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

11 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 9 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 18.2%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 9, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The single aircraft departed Nepalgunj at 1230LT bound for Jumla. About 35 minutes into the flight, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and attempted an emergency landing in a field. The aircraft eventually collided with an earth bank and came to rest near the village of Chilkhaya. Both pilots were killed and all 9 passengers were injured. The aircraft destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 9N-AJB, MSN 160, year of manufacture 2010.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 29.1126°, 81.7955°.