De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter crash, May 29, 2022 (22 killed)
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter accident on May 29, 2022 near Sanosware, Dhawalagiri, Nepal with 22 fatalities. Cause: The flight crew failed to monitor...
- Date: May 29, 2022
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
- Location: Sanosware, Dhawalagiri, Nepal
- Fatalities: 22
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The flight crew failed to monitor and maintain the proper course while inadvertently flying in IMC with the terrain awareness warning system inhibited, causing controlled flight into terrain.
A Tara Air DHC 6 Twin Otter on a scheduled flight from Pokhara to Jomsom flew inadvertently into cloud and hit a mountain near Sanosware with its terrain warning system inhibited. All 22 aboard died. The investigation cited the crew's failure to keep course in IMC.