# Agni Air Flight 101

_Crash in 2010 after take-off from Kathmandu_

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Last updated: 2026-10-31

> Agni Air Flight 101 was a regional flight between Kathmandu and Lukla, Nepal, that crashed on 24 August 2010, killing all 14 people on board. Twenty minutes after take-off, the flight crew of the Dornier 228 had reported a technical problem. Contact with the aircraft was lost shortly after. The aircraft crashed 50 miles (80 km) south of Kathmandu.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** aviation accident ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4055776#P31))
- **Coordinates:** 27.3900, 85.3000

## About

The investigation into the accident found that pilot fell victim to spatial disorientation following the loss of flight instruments after both generators failed. Backup battery power was exhausted prematurely due to the crew using an outdated checklist.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Agni Air Flight 101](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agni_Air_Flight_101) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q4055776](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4055776) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Dornier Do 228-101 (9N-AHE) (cropped).jpg by MilosIvanovic (CC BY-SA 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dornier_Do_228-101_(9N-AHE)_(cropped).jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Agni Air Flight 101, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Dornier Do 228-101 (9N-AHE) (cropped).jpg — MilosIvanovic, CC BY-SA 3.0.

## Cite this page

"Agni Air Flight 101". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/agni-air-flight-101. Retrieved 4 November 2026.