Tara Air Flight 193
Main wreckage area | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 24 February 2016 |
| Summary | VFR into IMC, loss of situational awareness, controlled flight into terrain |
| Site | Dana, Myagdi District, Nepal 28°32′17″N 83°37′16″E / 28.53806°N 83.62111°E |
| Aircraft | |
| 9N-AHH, the aircraft involved seen on the day of the accident before departure from Pokhara Airport | |
| Aircraft type | Viking Air DHC-6-400 Twin Otter |
| Operator | Tara Air |
| IATA flight No. | TB193 |
| ICAO flight No. | TRA193 |
| Call sign | Tara Air 193 |
| Registration | 9N-AHH |
| Flight origin | Pokhara Airport, Pokhara, Nepal |
| Destination | Jomsom Airport, Jomsom, Nepal |
| Occupants | 23 |
| Passengers | 20 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 23 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Tara Air Flight 193 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Pokhara to Jomsom, Nepal. On 24 February 2016, eight minutes after take-off, the aircraft serving the flight, a Viking Air DHC-6-400 Twin Otter went missing with 23 people on board. Hours later, the wreckage was found near the village of Dana, Myagdi District. There were no survivors. It was Tara Air's deadliest accident.