16/12/2010
Dec 15 2010 (aircraft goes missing)
A Tara Air DHC6-302, registration 9N-AFX performing a charter flight from Lamidanda to Kathmandu (Nepal) with 19 passengers and 3 crew, lost radio contact with ATC about 5 minutes after departure from Lamidanda (Kothang Disctrict). The aircraft had departed at approximately 15:15L (09:30Z).
The flight was scheduled to arrive 35 minutes after departure.
The aircraft has so far not arrived on any airstrip and has not been located by Nepalese helicopters searching for the aircraft.
Nepalese Authorities suspect the aircraft went down in the Okhaldhunga district.
The search had to be interrupted for the night due to low visibility despite night vision equipment available on the search helicopters.