Yeti Airlines Flight 103



Yeti Airlines Flight 103 was a domestic flight from Kathmandu Airport to Lukla Airport, both in Nepal. On October 8, 2008, the aircraft operating the flight crashed on final approach to Lukla. The captain of the flight was the sole survivor, while the 18 other people onboard were killed (and they will always be remembered, rest in peace.)

Aircraft
The aircraft involved in the crash was a DHC-6 Twin Otter operated by Yeti Airlines. Its maiden flight was in 1980 with Bristow Helicopters. The aircraft entered into service in Nepal in 1997, when Lumbini Airways acquired the plane. In 1998, Yeti Airlines bought the plane. In 2006, it already met with a minor incident, when the aircraft collided with a fence upon landing in Bajura Airport's. It was involved in another incident, when the aircraft veered off the runway at Surkhet Airport in 2007.

Crew And Passengers
Eighteen of the dead were reported to be tourists. Twelve of the passengers on the flight were German and two Australian. The only survivor was Surendra Kunwar, the captain of the aircraft, who was dragged free from the wreckage shortly after the crash and was flown to Kathmandu for emergency treatment.