Agni D228 crashed in Nepal (18 pax, 3 crew)

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Agni D228 crashed in Nepal (18 pax, 3 crew)

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An Agni Air Dornier Do-228, registration 9N-AIG performing flight AG-CHT from Pokhara to Jomsom (Nepal) with 18 passengers and 3 crew, went around on final approach to Jomsom's runway. The aircraft joined a downwind when a wing contacted a hilltop several 100 meters north of the aerodrome at around 09:30L (03:45Z), the aircraft subsequently impacted a muddy slope nose section first. 6 people including the flight attendant were rescued alive, one of them in critical conditions, 15 bodies including both flight crew have been recovered.

The injured were airlifted to a hospital in Pokhara.

Local police reported the flight attendant and 5 passengers were taken to Pokhara for treatment, both flight crew and 13 passengers were killed.
Also see: http://avherald.com/h?article=44f862b7&opt=0

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