Tara Air Flight 197
Tara Air Flight 197 was a scheduled Tara Air flight from Pokhara Airport to Jomsom Airport in Nepal. 22 people (19 passengers and 3 crew members) were on board. Tara Air is known to be one of the most unsafe airlines in the world.[1]
 9N-AET, the aircraft involved in the accident, pictured in 2009 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 29 May 2022 |
| Summary | Crashed into terrain, under investigation |
| Site | Thasang-2, Mustang District[2] |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | de Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter |
| Operator | Tara Air operated for Yeti Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | TB197 |
| ICAO flight No. | TRA197 |
| Registration | 9N-AET |
| Flight origin | Pokhara Airport, Nepal |
| Destination | Jomsom Airport, Nepal |
| Occupants | 22 |
| Passengers | 19 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 22[3] |
| Survivors | 0 |
On 29 May 2022, the flight lost contact with air traffic controllers at 10:07 local time.[4] The aircraft crashed in Mustang District, but the number of deaths and survivors are unknown.[5]
Search and rescue efforts were called off later that day because of snowfall at the suspected crash site.[6]
Victims
The flight was carrying 22 occupants, and the 19 passengers consisted of 13 Nepalis, four Indians and two Germans. There were two pilots and a flight attendant among the 13 Nepalis on the flight. NDTV stated that the four Indian passengers were members of the same family from Mumbai.[7]
| Nationality | Passengers | Crew | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali | 13 | 3 | 16 |
| Indian | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| German | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 19 | 3 | 22[8] |
References
- ↑ Asquith, James. "The 2019 List Of The Most Dangerous Airlines In The World". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
- ↑ @ThiraLalBhusal (May 30, 2022). "Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal has now confirmed that the #TaraAir twin otter 9N-AET plane that was missing since yesterday morning had crashed at Thasang-2 in Mustang district at the height of 14,500 feet" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Nepal Tara Air Plane Crash LIVE Updates: No survivors found at Tara Air plane crash site". The Times of India. 30 May 2022. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ↑ "Nepal: Plane goes missing with 22 people on board, officials say". Sky News. 29 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ↑ Hradecky, Simon (29 May 2022). "Crash: Tara DHC6 near Jomsom on May 29th 2022, aircraft missing". avherald.com. The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ↑ "Search and rescue op for missing Nepal plane called off for day due to snowfall: Official". Hindustan Times. 29 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ↑ "Four Of Mumbai Family Among 22 People Onboard Plane That Crashed In Nepal". NDTV. 29 May 2022. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ↑ "Tare Air releases names of crash victims". Nepal News. 27 May 2022. Archived from the original on 12 June 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.