Accidents
Q400 Crash in Nepal Claims at Least 50
US Bangla Airways turboprop crash lands at Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport

A Bombardier Q400 turboprop operated by Bangladesh’s US Bangla Airways crashed Monday afternoon while landing at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu, Nepal, killing at least 50 of the 71 occupants. Witnesses reported that the airplane veered off the runway and burst into flames following an unstable approach. Local reports described conflicting claims by Nepal’s CAA director, who said the Q400 landed from the north even though air traffic control called for a southerly approach, and the airline’s CEO, who accused air traffic controllers of giving faulty instructions. Weather reports for the airport at the time of the crash, at roughly 2 p.m., indicated winds from the west at 9.2 mph, 3.7 miles visibility and thunderstorms in the area.


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