| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | August 22, 2002 |
| Time: | 0941 |
| Location: | Pokhara, Nepal |
| Operator: | Shangri La Air |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Jomsom - Pokhara |
| AC Type: | de Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter |
| Registration: | 9N-AFR |
| cn / ln: | 726 |
| Aboard: | 18 (passengers:15 crew:3) |
| Fatalities: | 18 (passengers:15 crew:3) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The plane crashed into a hill 3 miles southeast of Pokhara Airport while on approach. The plane broke into several pieces and bodies and wreckage was scattered over a small area. There was poor weather in the area at the time of the accident. Controlled flight into terrain. |
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