Beechcraft 1900 9N-AEK

Summary

On 25 September 2011 at about 01:49 local time, a Beechcraft 1900 registered 9N-AEK, operated by Buddha Air, was involved in an accident near Bishankhunarayan, Nepal. 19 people were on board and 19 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

25 September 2011 at 01:49

Classification

Accident

Location

Bishankhunarayan, Nepal

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Beechcraft 1900

Registration

9N-AEK

Category

Airplane

Operator

Buddha Air

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kathmandu → Bishankhunarayan

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

DCA11WA103

19 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB 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: [email protected]

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.