De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter crash, Aug 21, 1998 (18 killed)
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter accident on August 21, 1998 near Ghorepani, Gandaki, Nepal with 18 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain on...
- Date: August 21, 1998
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
- Location: Ghorepani, Gandaki, Nepal
- Fatalities: 18
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain on the mountain slope; official investigation findings were not located.
A Lumbini Airways Twin Otter flying the short scheduled hop from Jomsom to Pokhara struck a mountainside near Ghorepani with 18 people aboard. The wreckage was not located until two days after the accident because of the terrain. Weather was reported as good at the time.