Avro 748 crash, Apr 25, 1996, Meghauli
Avro 748 accident on April 25, 1996 near Meghauli, Narayani, Nepal with no fatalities. Cause: The crew made a wrong approach configuration and landed...
- Date: April 25, 1996
- Aircraft: Avro 748
- Location: Meghauli, Narayani, Nepal
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew made a wrong approach configuration and landed too far down the runway, reducing the landing distance, on a wet grass runway with poor braking.
An Avro 748 operating Royal Nepal Airlines flight RA155 from Kathmandu landed too far down the wet grass strip at Meghauli. It could not stop, ran through the ditches and came to rest in a ravine. All 31 occupants escaped uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.