- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: March 12, 2018
Time: 1415
Location: Kathmandu, Nepal
Operator: US-Bangla Airlines
Flight #: 221
Route: Dhaka - Kathmandu
AC Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-8-402Q Dash 8
Registration: S2-AGU 
cn / ln: BS4041
Aboard: 71   (passengers:67  crew:4)
Fatalities: 51   (passengers:47  crew:4)
Ground: 0
Summary: After getting clearance to land, the aircraft was observed flying low. Soon after, the plane impacted terrain and caught fire. The cause of the accident was due to disorientation and complete loss of situational awareness of the crew.
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