Incidents and Accidents
- 24 August 2010 – RNA Agni Air Flight 101 (9N-AAD) crashed after the crew decided to return and to divert to Simara Airport (VNSI/SIF) due to poor weather conditions at Kathmandu. News reports indicate that the airplane suffered a generator failure and ATC contact was lost around 7:30 am LT. 14 including 6 foreigners killed.
- 14 May, 2012 – Dornier 228 Agni Air Flight CHT en route to Jomsom airport (VNJS/JMO), 125 miles from its original location in Kathmandu, killing 15 of the 21 people on board.
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