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Agni Air Flight 101 was a regional flight operated by Agni Air between Kathmandu, Nepal, and Lukla, Nepal, that crashed on 24 August 2010, killing all 14 people on board. Twenty minutes after take-off from Kathmandu, the flight crew had reported technical issues with the aircraft, and requested a return to the airport; they were, however, diverted to a different airport. Five minutes after this transmission contact with the aircraft was lost; the aircraft was found crashed south of Kathmandu. Initial reports suggested the crash had been caused by a combination of severe weather and mechanical problems with the aircraft. The investigation into the accident, however, found the cause was spatial disorientation following the loss of a flight instrument after both generators failed. Backup battery power was exhausted early, due to the crew using an outdated checklist and not adhering to a checklist. ==Background== The plane involved, a Dornier 228 turboprop plane, registered as 9N-AHE, was traveling on a flight between Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, and Tenzing-Hillary Airport in Lukla, Nepal. 20 minutes after take-off, the crew of the aircraft contacted air traffic control reporting technical problems and requesting a return to Kathmandu.〔 Controllers then diverted the aircraft to Simara Airport in Pipara Simara, Nepal, due to poor weather conditions at Kathmandu. Aviation officials said although the flight crew reported technical problems, they did not declare an emergency or request priority clearance to land. It was not clear what technical problems the crew had reported were; some reports suggested an engine failure had occurred, other reports indicated a generator failure had occurred aboard the aircraft.〔 Five minutes after reporting issues with the aircraft, radar and radio contact with the aircraft was lost.〔 The aircraft crashed in the town of Shikharpur, Narayani, around south of Kathmandu. Witnesses reported there was no noise from the engines prior to the crash. The force of the crash spread wreckage in an area with a diameter of around ; and the aircraft created a crater deep upon crashing.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Agni Air Flight 101」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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