De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter crash, Dec 25, 1999 (10 killed)
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter accident on December 25, 1999 near Simara, Narayani, Nepal with 10 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain...
- Date: December 25, 1999
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
- Location: Simara, Narayani, Nepal
- Fatalities: 10
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain after the crew did not follow the correct departure route and continued at an insufficient altitude in marginal weather.
A Skyline Airways Twin Otter flying a scheduled service from Simara to Kathmandu climbed into marginal weather shortly after takeoff. It struck the slope of a hill a few kilometres from the airport and disintegrated, killing all ten people on board.