ASN Aircraft accident de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 9N-ABS Simikot Airport (IMK)
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Date:Thursday 20 June 1991
Time:12:24
Type:Silhouette image of generic DHC6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
Operated by:Royal Nepal Airlines
On behalf of:United Nations Development Programme - UNDP
Registration: 9N-ABS
MSN: 795
First flight: 1982
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Aircraft fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:0,5 km (0.3 mls) SW of Simikot Airport (IMK) (   Nepal)
Phase: Initial climb (ICL)
Nature:Official state flight
Departure airport:Nepalganj Airport (KEP/VNNG), Nepal
Destination airport:Simikot Airport (IMK/VNST), Nepal
Narrative:
The DHC-6 Twin Otter impacted a hillside while performing a go around at Simikot Airport (IMK), Nepal.

Sources:
» ICAO Adrep Summary 2/94


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Distance from Nepalganj Airport to Simikot Airport as the crow flies is 207 km (129 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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