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DEADLY ACCIDENT IN NEPAL

DORNIER AIRCRAFT OF AGNI AIR

The aircraft belonging to local carrier Agni Air crashed near Jomsom airport, a gateway to the nearby Annapurna mountain range, shortly after the pilot reported a fault, a rescue official told AFP.

"Fifteen people have been killed. Thirteen of them were Indian tourists and the other two were Nepali pilots,"

The cause of the crash was not immediately clear, but Bimlesh Lal Karna, head of Nepal's national rescue department, said the pilot had reported a warning light flashing in the cockpit as he descended to Jomsom.

The pilot told air traffic control moments before the crash that he was diverting back to Pokhara, said Karna.

"While returning to Pokhara, the aircraft seems to have lost balance," Karna told AFP.

The incident was the second deadly air accident for Agni Air in less than two years.

Dornier 228-200

Dornier 228-200. click here to know more

The Dornier Do 228 is a twin-engined STOL utility aircraft and regional airliner with a capacitiy of max. 19 passengers produced by the German manufacturer Dornier GmbH, today produced by RUAG Aerospace Services GmbH as the Do 228NG. The Do 228 is also license-built by HAL, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited in India as the HAL Dornier Do-228.

Crew	2
Passengers	19
Propulsion	2 Turboprop Engines
Engine Model	Garrett TPE331-5
Engine Power (each)	525 kW	704 shp
Speed	428 km/h	231 kts   266 mph
Service Ceiling	8.534 m	28.000 ft
Range	600 km	324 NM 373 mi.
Empty Weight	3.086 kg	6.803 lbs
max. Takeoff Weight	5.700 kg	12.566 lbs
Wing Span	16,97 m	55,7 ft
Wing Area	32,0 m²	344 ft²
Length	16,56 m	54,3 ft
Height	4,86 m	15,9 ft
First Flight	09.05.1981
Production Status	in production
Total Production	>500
ICAO Code	D228
FAA TCDS	A16EU
Data for (Version)	Dornier Do 228-200
Variants	Do 228-101, Do 228-200, Do 228-201, Do 228-202, Do 228-212 (Do 228 NG)

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