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9N-ABI, De Havilland DHC-6-300 Twin Otter, PT6A-27, PT6A
- CN: 392
Built: 1973 Engines: 2x Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 w/o 5/3/1986 Sanphe Bazar Accident report: Date: 17/01/1995 Crew: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 Passengers: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 21 Total: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 24 Airplane damage: Written off Airplane fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair) Location: Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport (KTM) (Nepal) Phase: Takeoff (TOF) Nature: Domestic Scheduled Passenger Departure airport: Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport (KTM) (KTM/VNKT), Nepal Destination airport: Rumjatar Airport (RUM) (RUM/VNRT), Nepal Flight number: 133 Narrative: At 13:59 LT flight RA133 to Rumjatar took off from Kathmandu's RWY 20. After 1250 meters of runway and 250 meters clearway, the Twin Otter still hadn't become airborne. After striking the airfield perimeter fence, the aircraft plunged into some fields. Sources: Aircraft Illustrated April 1995 Scramble 189(64)
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Connecting The Dots With Vern
Even as a kid, I have always been amazed with flight - and yet as magical as flying seems to be - The burning of fossil fuels by the aviation industry is not sustainable! The industry (and each of us) are in fervent denial, even though the industry espouses their green credentials. This charade will be one of the many atrocities that destroys a human habitable world. Though the Earth does not care, WE as the dominant species should! To fly is to massively pollute! . . . and will hasten our own demise. The Sixth great extinction is presently underway. 2024 ... --- ...
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