De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter crash, Aug 22, 2002 (18 killed)
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter accident on August 22, 2002 near Pokhara, Gandaki, Nepal with 18 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain after...
- Date: August 22, 2002
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
- Location: Pokhara, Gandaki, Nepal
- Fatalities: 18
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain after the crew descended too low in poor visibility without maintaining visual clearance with the ground.
A Shangri-La Air Twin Otter was descending into Pokhara from Jomsom in poor weather with low cloud. It struck a mountain slope about 6 km from the airport and was destroyed, killing all 18 people on board, including 13 German nationals. The crash came after several days of heavy rain in the area.