A small plane carrying 19 passengers exploded in flames on takeoff in mountainous Nepal on Wednesday ( July 24 ) during the capital’s historic cyclone.
Before Wednesday’s fall, almost 360 people had been killed in the country in 19 weather wrecks since 2000.
Details of aircraft and aircraft crashes in the Himalayan nation this century include those involving tiny airports in distant hills and mountains that are blocked from roads and covered in clouds.
JUL 24, 2024
A Bombardier CRJ 200 plane went down and caught fire while it was taking off from Nepal’s money, Kathmandu, killing at least 18 people.
JUL 11, 2023
In a plane crash in northern Nepal, six people were killed. Five Mexican citizens and one Nepali aircraft were on board the helicopter, which left from Solukhunvhu area, which is home to Mount Everest and other great mountain peaks.
JAN 15, 2023
A twin-engine ATR 72 plane carrying 72 individuals, operated by Nepal’s Yeti Airlines, crashed in Pokhara, killing all on board.
The worst heat accident in Nepal since 1992, when all 167 passengers on a Pakistan International Airlines planes were killed when it crashed into a valley as it attempted to get in Kathmandu.
MAY 29, 2022
Sixteen Nepalis, four Indians and two German died on a De Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter plane that crashed 15 days after taking off from Pokhara, 125km west of Kathmandu.
FEB 27, 2019
All seven people on board a plane crashed in eastern Norway in bad conditions, including the commerce minister, were killed.
Tarnish 12, 2018
A Bangladeshi airplane operated by US-Bangla Airlines crashed in foggy weather as it made its way to the Egyptian city’s hill-ringed airport killing 51 of its 71 passengers.
FEB 26, 2016
A small plane crashed in the northern region of Kalikot, killing two persons, according to the reports. It was operated by Kasthamandap Airlines.
FEB 24, 2016
A small aircraft crashed in poor conditions, killing all 23 people on board. The Twin Otter aviation, operated by Tara Air, was on a journey from Pokhara to Jomsom in northern Nepal.
FEB 16, 2014
All 18 passengers on a smaller plane that crashed in poor wind were killed. Nepal Airlines Corp., a state-run company, operated the Twin Otter plane.
SEP 28, 2012
A little propeller-driven Dornier aircraft struck a parrot and crashed soon after launch from Kathmandu, killing 19 people, including seven European and five Chinese people.
SEP 25, 2011
All 19 people on board a small aircraft carrying foreign tourists who wanted to see Mount Everest collided in poor weather near Kathmandu, killing all 19 of them.
Buddha Air, a secret aircraft, operated the Beech plane.
DEC 16, 2010
All 22 people on board a smaller plane that crashed in the Himalayan foothills of rural east Nepal were killed. Tara Air operated the Twin Otter plane.
AUG 24, 2010
When their little helicopter crashed in Nepal due to bad weather, 14 people died, including four Americans, a Japanese national, and a European nationwide. It was run by Agni Air, a privately held company.
OCT 8, 2008
A little Twin Otter aircraft crashed in the distant peaks of east Nepal, killing at least 18 persons, mostly foreigners.
Tarnish 4, 2008
At least 10 people were killed in a plane crash in Nepal, according to four UN hands displays.
May 21, 2006
Nine of the nine people on board a Twin Otter passenger airplane that was operated by Yeti Airlines died in the crash just before it touched down in the west of the country.
MAY 25, 2004
Three members of a Twin Otter cargo planes lost their lives in a crash in the Mount Everest place. It was operated by Yeti Airlines.
AUG 22, 2002
Another Twin Otter aircraft, carrying foreign visitors, slammed into a rock in poor weather in Nepal, killing all 18 people on board. Shangrila Air was responsible for running it.
JUL 17, 2002
A twin-engined plane slammed into a mountain in western Nepal just before it was owing to land, leaving four people dead.
JUL 27, 2000
A Canadian-built Twin Otter customer aircraft crashed in eastern Nepal, killing all 25 people on board. It was operated by state-owned Royal Nepal Airlines.