Avro 748 crash, Sep 5, 1999 (15 killed), Kathmandu-Tribhuvan
Avro 748 accident on September 5, 1999 near Kathmandu-Tribhuvan, Bagmati, Nepal with 15 fatalities. Cause: Collision with a radio antenna on a hill...
- Date: September 5, 1999
- Aircraft: Avro 748
- Location: Kathmandu-Tribhuvan, Bagmati, Nepal
- Fatalities: 15
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Collision with a radio antenna on a hill during a VFR approach in limited visibility.
An Avro 748 operated by Necon Air on a Pokhara to Kathmandu scheduled flight flew a VFR approach through low cloud into Kathmandu. It struck a 100 foot radio antenna on a hill about 6,000 feet up, went out of control and crashed short of runway 02. All 15 people on board were killed.