19990707008509A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Aircraft · Kathmandu, NX · July 7, 1999

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Date: July 7, 1999
Place: Kathmandu, NX
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: VILCI
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 5

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What happened

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Foreign-registered lufthansa cargo india Boeing B-727 cargo acft crashed into a remote, unpopulated hillside shortly after take-off from tribhuvan international airport, all 5 crewmembers (including the pilot, the only U.S. Citizen on board) suffered fatal injuries, a fire ensued after the crash, and the acft was destroyed, nepalese authorities are currently investigating the accident, other circumstances are unknown at this time.

As the FAA filed it

FOREIGN-REGISTERED LUFTHANSA CARGO INDIA BOEING B-727 CARGO ACFT CRASHED INTO A REMOTE, UNPOPULATED HILLSIDE SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF FROM TRIBHUVAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ALL 5 CREWMEMBERS (INCLUDING THE PILOT, THE ONLY U.S. CITIZEN ON BOARD) SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES, A FIRE ENSUED AFTER THE CRASH, AND THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED, NEPALESE AUTHORITIES ARE CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING THE ACCIDENT, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.