We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
Four minutes after his takeoff from Surkhet Airport, while climbing to an altitude of 5,800 feet, the captain informed ATC about good flight conditions and that he was leaving the valley shortly. A minute later, while flying in clouds, the aircraft struck the slope of a mountain (6,300 feet high) located few km from Surkhet Airport. The wreckage was found 500 feet below the summit and all three occupants were killed. Probable cause (official findings): Controlled flight into terrain following a
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter · 3 fatalities