- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: January 17, 1995
Time: 1359
Location: Kathmandu, Nepal
Operator: Royal Nepal Airlines
Flight #: 133
Route: Kathmandu - Rumjatar
AC Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
Registration: 9N-ABI
cn / ln: 392
Aboard: 24   (passengers:21  crew:3)
Fatalities: 2   (passengers:1  crew:1)
Ground: 0
Summary: The captain decided to aborted the take-off. However, the aircraft was never brought to a stop and it continued on overrunning the runway and crashing down a steep slope. Failure of the crew to follow the correct procedure to continue with the rejection of the take-off once that action had been initiated. Lack of crew coordination, insufficient emphasis on emergency training, inadequate enforcement of the requirements of the operations manual and a lack of supervision during loading preparation.
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