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NTSB accident investigation · Viking Air DHC-6 · Soli Ghoptevir, Nepal · February 24, 2016

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
February 24, 2016, 02:05 local (02:05 UTC)
Place
Soli Ghoptevir, Nepal
Injuries
25 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
9N-AHHViking Air DHC-6
Defining event
Enroute-cruise: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)
NTSB office
Aviation Engineering Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
92938

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident.

Aircraft

Registration
9N-AHH
Reported as
Viking Air DHC-6 (400)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
926
Built
2015
Damage
Destroyed
Fire
Unknown
Operator
Tara Air Pvt. Ltd.
Registered owner
Aerostar Alpha Ltd.
Airworthiness certificate
Unknown
Departed
VNPK · Pokhara
Destination
VNJS · Jomsom
Equipment
Unknown

Weather

Icing
Unknown
Turbulence
Unknown