De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter crash, Jan 17, 1995 (2 killed)
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter accident on January 17, 1995 near Kathmandu-Tribhuvan, Bagmati, Nepal with 2 fatalities. Cause: The two captains on the...
- Date: January 17, 1995
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
- Location: Kathmandu-Tribhuvan, Bagmati, Nepal
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The two captains on the flight deck did not coordinate the pilot-in-command's decision to abort the takeoff, and the aircraft was overweight.
A Royal Nepal Airlines Twin Otter on scheduled flight RA133 to Rumjatar failed to become airborne on the takeoff roll from runway 20 at Kathmandu-Tribhuvan. It overran, went through a fence and stopped in a field. A pilot and a passenger were killed and the other occupants were rescued. The aircraft was about 60 kg over maximum takeoff weight.