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Agni Air Flight CHT, an Agni Air-operated Dornier Do 228 (flight AG-CHT), crashed, after a failed go-around, near Jomsom Airport in Jomsom, Nepal, on 14 May 2012, killing 15 of the 21 passengers and crew, including both pilots.

Airline

Agni Air is a Nepalese airline that operates domestic flights within Nepal. It offers flights from Kathmandu to Bhadrapur, Bhairahawa, Biratnagar, Jomsom, Lukla, Pokhara and Tumlingtar. It is used mainly by individual travellers and trekking tourists.

Aircraft

The crashed aircraft was a Dornier Do 228, registered as 9N-AIG.

Crash

The aircraft was flying from Pokhara Airport to Jomsom Airport, with 18 passengers, two pilots and a flight attendant on board. At 09:30 local time (03:45 UTC), the first attempt to land the plane had to be aborted by the pilots. During the subsequent go-around, one of the wings impacted a hill, causing the aircraft to crash.

Agni Air Flight CHT

The plane involved in the accident, pictured two months earlier at Lukla Airport
Incident summary
Date	14 May 2012
Type	Under investigation
Site	Jomsom, Nepal 28°46′52″N 83°43′18″E
Passengers	18
Crew	3
Injuries	6
Fatalities	15
Survivors	6
Aircraft type	Dornier Do 228-200
Operator	Agni Air
Registration	9N-AIG
Flight origin	Pokhara Airport, Pokhara, Kaski, Nepal
Destination	Jomsom Airport, Jomsom, Mustang, Nepal