Date: 22 August 2002
Airline: Shangri-la Air
Flight No.: ---
Aircraft: de Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
Location: Pokhara, Nepal
Fatalities: 18:18
Photographer: APTN
The aircraft [9N-AFR], operating on a tourist flight from Jomsom to Pokhara, crashed into a mountain at an altitude of 4,600 feet while on approach to Pokhara's Airport at approximately 10:15am local time (0415 GMT). Air traffic controllers reportedly lost contact with the aircraft near Kristi Nachne Chour (village), located approximately 3 miles southwest of the Pokhara Airport. Weather at the time of the accident was poor, with low cloud, mist, and fog in the area.
