Viking Air DHC-6 9N-AHH
24 February 2016 · Soli Ghoptevir, Nepal · Fatal
Summary
On 24 February 2016 at about 02:05 local time, a Viking Air DHC-6 registered 9N-AHH, operated by Tara Air Pvt. Ltd., was involved in an accident near Soli Ghoptevir, Nepal. 25 people were on board and 25 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 02:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Soli Ghoptevir, Nepal
- Coordinates
- 28.5744, 83.6150
- Aircraft
- Viking Air DHC-6
- Registration
- 9N-AHH
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2015
- Operator
- Tara Air Pvt. Ltd.
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Pokhara → Jomsom
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- Unk
- NTSB number
- ENG16WA018
People
25 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
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.
Other Viking Air DHC-6 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2023 | Viking Air DHC-6-400 | Half Moon Bay, California, United States | Bank of Utah Trustee | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep 2016 | BAE Systems JETSTREAM4100 | Siddharthanagar, Nepal | Yeti Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 28 Sep 2012 | Unknown aircraft | Kathmandu, Nepal | Sita Air | Fatal | 19 |
| 14 May 2012 | Dornier 228 | Jomson, Nepal | - | Unknown | - |
| 25 Sep 2011 | Beechcraft 1900 | Bishankhunarayan, Nepal | Buddha Air | Fatal | 19 |
| 24 Aug 2010 | Dornier 228 | Kathmandu, Nepal | Agni Air | Fatal | 14 |
| 6 May 2022 | Boeing 737 | Kathmandu, Nepal | Singapore Airlines | No injuries | - |