De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter crash, Dec 15, 2010 (22 killed)
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter accident on December 15, 2010 near Okhaldhunga, Sagarmatha, Nepal with 22 fatalities. Cause: The crew's decision to...
- Date: December 15, 2010
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
- Location: Okhaldhunga, Sagarmatha, Nepal
- Fatalities: 22
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The crew's decision to descend in instrument conditions without regard to the mountainous terrain, resulting in controlled flight into terrain, with poor crew coordination during the altitude dispute.
A Tara Air Twin Otter departed Lamidanda for Kathmandu. After ATC asked for 8,500 feet because of traffic, the captain disagreed and kept climbing; he then cleared the copilot, who was pilot in command, to descend into mountainous terrain. The aircraft entered cloud and struck a hill near Okhaldhunga, killing all 22 people aboard.