Canadair RegionalJet CRJ-200 crash, Jul 24, 2024 (18 killed)
Canadair RegionalJet CRJ-200 accident on July 24, 2024 near Kathmandu-Tribhuvan, Bagmati, Nepal with 18 fatalities. Cause: Deep stall caused by an...
- Date: July 24, 2024
- Aircraft: Canadair RegionalJet CRJ-200
- Location: Kathmandu-Tribhuvan, Bagmati, Nepal
- Fatalities: 18
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Deep stall caused by an abnormally rapid pitch rate at low rotation speed. Contributing: an erroneous speed card, unaddressed earlier high pitch events and negligent ferry flight and cargo handling.
A Saurya Airlines CRJ 200 on a ferry flight to Pokhara rotated early and fast on takeoff from Kathmandu, entered a deep stall, rolled right and crashed east of the runway. 18 of the 19 aboard died and the captain survived seriously injured. The investigation blamed an abnormally rapid pitch rate at low rotation speed, an erroneous speed card and poor cargo handling.