Here are the details of this century’s plane and helicopter crashes in the Himalayan country, where several airlines fly to small airports in remote hills and mountains covered in clouds and cut off from roads.
JULY 24, 2024
At least 18 people were killed when a Bombardier CRJ 200 plane crashed and caught fire on its way from the Nepalese capital Kathmandu.
JULY 11, 2023
Six people were killed in a helicopter crash in central Nepal. The helicopter, which took off from Solukhunvhu district, hails from Mount Everest and other mountain peaks, with five Mexican nationals and one Nepali pilot on board.
January 15, 2023
A twin-engine ATR 72 plane carrying 72 people, operated by Nepal’s Yeti Airlines, crashed in Pokhara, killing all on board. It was the country’s worst air crash since 1992 when all 167 people on board a Pakistan International Airlines flight were killed when it plowed into a hill while trying to land in Kathmandu. MAY 29, 2022
Sixteen Nepalese, four Indians and two Germans were killed in the De Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter plane that crashed 15 minutes after takeoff from Pokhara, 125 km (80 miles) west of Kathmandu.
27 FEB 2019
A helicopter crashed in bad weather in eastern Nepal, killing all seven people on board, including the tourism minister.
12 MARCH 2018
Fifty-one of the 71 people on board a Bangladeshi flight operated by US-Bangla Airlines died when it crashed in cloudy weather while landing at the airport in the capital of Nepal.
26 FEB 2016
Two people are feared dead after their small plane crashed in western Nepal’s Kalikot district. It is operated by Kasthamandap Airlines.
24 FEB 2016
A small plane crashes in bad weather, killing all 23 people on board. The Twin Otter aircraft, operated by Tara Air, flies from Pokhara to Jomsom in western Nepal.
16 FEB 2014
All 18 people in the small plane that crashed in bad weather were killed. Twin Otter aircraft are operated by Nepal Airlines Corp.
28 SEPT. 2012
The small propeller-driven Dornier plane struck a bird and crashed shortly after takeoff from Kathmandu, killing 19 people, including seven British passengers and five Chinese.
25 SEPT 2011
A small plane carrying foreign tourists to see Mount Everest crashed in bad weather near Kathmandu, killing all 19 people on board.
The Beech aircraft is operated by the private airline Buddha Air.
December 16, 2010
A small plane has crashed in the Himalayan mountains of eastern Nepal, killing all 22 people on board. Twin Otter aircraft are operated by Tara Air.
24 AUGUST 2010
Fourteen people – including four American, Japanese and British nationals – died when the small plane crashed in bad weather in Nepal. It is operated by private Agni Air.
8 OCT 2008
A small Twin Otter plane has crashed in a remote mountain range in northeastern Nepal, killing at least 18 people, most of them foreigners.
MARCH 4, 2008
Four UN weapons monitors are among at least 10 people killed in a helicopter crash in Nepal.
JUNE 21, 2006
A Twin Otter passenger plane operated by Yeti Airlines crashed minutes before landing in the western part of the country, killing nine people on board.
MAY 25, 2004
Twin Otter cargo plane crashes in Mount Everest region, killing three crew. It is operated by Yeti Airlines.
22 AUGUST 2002
Another Twin Otter plane, carrying foreign tourists, crashed into a mountain during bad weather in Nepal, killing all 18 people on board. It is operated by Shangrila Air.
JULY 17, 2002
Four people are feared dead after a twin-engine plane crashed into a mountain in western Nepal minutes before it was due to land.
JULY 27, 2000
A Canadian-made Twin Otter passenger plane has crashed in western Nepal, killing all 25 people on board. It is operated by the state-owned Royal Nepal Airlines.
