De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter crash, Jul 27, 2000 (25 killed)
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter accident on July 27, 2000 near Dhangadhi, Seti, Nepal with 25 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain during a...
- Date: July 27, 2000
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
- Location: Dhangadhi, Seti, Nepal
- Fatalities: 25
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain during a descent in marginal weather, attributed to pilot error in the available sources.
A Royal Nepal Airlines Twin Otter on a scheduled flight from Bajhang to Dhangadhi was descending through low cloud and poor visibility. At 4,300 feet it struck the slope of Mt Jarayakhali about 29 km from the Dhangadhi runway, and the aircraft was destroyed by impact and fire. All 25 people aboard were killed.