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Twin otter veers off runway at TIA, no fatalities reported

A domestic aircraft of the state-owned Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) skidded off the main runaway at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA), Kathmandu, Wednesday afternoon. However, there were no reports of any casualties.

Nepal Airlines Corporation's 9N-ABT crashed near the runway of the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) during a test flight Wednesday afternoon, Dec 24 08. There were no human casualties in the accident. nepalnews.com/NPA

The accident occurred at around 3 .30 pm as the 9N-ABT Twin Otter was about to make a test flight.

The reason behind the accident is still not clear, but some reports suggested that it might have occurred due to malfunctioning of the rudder.

TIA was closed down for a while, but was reopened later.

All crew members on board the aircraft are said to be safe. nepalnews.com Dec 24 08

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