# NTSB DCA11WA103: Beech 1900, Bishankhunarayan, Nepal, September 25, 2011

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 25, 2011, 01:49 local (01:49 UTC)
- Place: Bishankhunarayan, Nepal
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 19 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- NTSB case key (mKey): 81890
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA11WA103
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/81890/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA11WA103

## Factual narrative

On September 25, 2011, at about 0734 local time (0149 UTC), a Hawker Beechcraft 1900D, registered in Nepal as 9N-AEK, crashed near the village of Bishankhunarayan, Nepal. Bishankhunarayan is approximately 15 km south of the capital, Kathmandu. The 3 crewmembers and 16 passengers were all fatally injured. The airplane was owned and operated by Buddha Air as flight 103, a scheduled sightseeing flight. The flight had originally taken off from Tribhuvan International Airport (VNKT), Kathmandu, Nepal and was returning to VNKT after completing the sightseeing tour. The Governement of Nepal has established an investigation commission to investigate the accident. As the state of manufacture, the NTSB has designated a U.S. Accredited Representative under the provisions of Annex 13 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation to assist the Government of Nepal in their invesetigation. All inquiries should be directed to: Director General of Civil Aviation Civil Aviation Authority Babar Mahal Kathmandu Nepal E-mail: cnsatm@mos.com.np

## Aircraft

- Registration: 9N-AEK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 1900 (D)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: UE-295
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Buddha Air
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Departed: VNKT, Kathmandu
- Destination: Bishankhunarayan
- Flight plan: Unknown

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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