Crew 3 Survivors 6 Date 14 May 2012 Injuries (nonfatal) 6 Operator Agni Air | Passengers 18 Fatalities 15 Aircraft type Dornier Do 228-200 Number of deaths 15 | |
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Summary Controlled flight into terrain Similar Sita Air Flight 601, PetropavlovskâKamchatsky Air Flight 251, Allied Air Flight 111, 2012 Sudan Antonov, Bhoja Air Flight 213 | ||
The 2012 Agni Air Dornier 228 crash was an aircraft accident involving a Dornier Do 228 operated by Nepalese airline Agni Air. The Dornier crashed, after a failed go-around, near Jomsom Airport in Nepal on 14 May 2012. The crash killed 15 of the 21 passengers and crew, including both pilots.
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Aircraft
The aircraft involved was a Dornier Do 228-200, with registration 9N-AIG.
Crash
The aircraft was flying from Pokhara Airport to Jomsom Airport on an unscheduled flight. There were eighteen passengers, two pilots and a flight attendant on board. At 09:30 local time (03:45 UTC), the aircraft attempted to land at Jomson, but the first attempt was aborted by the pilots. During the subsequent go-around, one of the aircraft's wings impacted a hill, causing the aircraft to crash.
Passengers and crew
Among others, the crash claimed the lives of Indian child actress Taruni Sachdev and her mother.