De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter crash, Oct 8, 2008 (18 killed)
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter accident on October 8, 2008 near Lukla-Tenzing-Hillary, Sagarmatha, Nepal with 18 fatalities. Cause: The pilot continued...
- Date: October 8, 2008
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
- Location: Lukla-Tenzing-Hillary, Sagarmatha, Nepal
- Fatalities: 18
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot continued an approach in fog without visual reference and flew into terrain short of the runway. The report also cites shortcomings in regulatory and operator safety oversight.
A Yeti Airlines Twin Otter flying a scheduled service from Kathmandu to Lukla flew into fog on the approach. The captain continued without visual contact with the ground, struck rock just short of the runway 06 threshold, and the aircraft burst into flames. The captain was seriously injured and 18 others were killed.