ATR72-500 crash, Jan 15, 2023 (72 killed), Pokhara
ATR72-500 accident on January 15, 2023 near Pokhara, Gandaki, Nepal with 72 fatalities. Cause: Inadvertent movement of both condition levers to the...
- Date: January 15, 2023
- Aircraft: ATR72-500
- Location: Pokhara, Gandaki, Nepal
- Fatalities: 72
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Inadvertent movement of both condition levers to the feathered position in flight caused feathering of both propellers and loss of thrust, leading to a stall. Contributing: high workload at a new airport with terrain and missed checklist items.
A Yeti Airlines ATR 72 crashed during a visual approach to the new Pokhara International Airport, killing all 72 aboard. The investigation found both condition levers were inadvertently moved to feather in flight, causing loss of thrust and an aerodynamic stall.