- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: September 28, 2012
Time: 0615
Location: Kathmandu, Nepal
Operator: Sita Air
Flight #: ?
Route: ?
AC Type: Dornier 228-202
Registration: 9N-AHA
cn / ln: 8123
Aboard: 19   (passengers:16  crew:3)
Fatalities: 19   (passengers:16  crew:3)
Ground: 0
Summary: The plane crash landed on the bank of the Manohara River minutes after taking off from Trinbhuvan Airport. Some witnesses reported seeing the front of the plane on fire before it crashed. Overloading and the lack of performance in the climb phase due to loss of engine power led to a stall.
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