This information page lists the most recent fatal airline accidents in the subregion. Accidents with no fatalities are not listed. You will also find below an updated list of airlines subject to flight restrictions in certain countries.
Date | Crash location | Airline Aircraft (reg. number) | Passengers Fatalities aboard Killed on the ground |
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List updated regularly. | |||
2022 29 May | Nepal Near Lete Pass | Tara Air de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 (9N-AET) | 22 22 / 0 |
2018 12 Mar | Nepal Kathmandu | US-Bangla Airlines de Havilland Canada DHC-8-402Q Dash 8 (S2-AGU ) | 71 51 / 0 |
2017 27 May | Nepal Tenzing | Summit Air Let L-410UVP-E20 (9N-AKY) | 3 2 / 0 |
2016 26 Feb | Nepal 250 miles northwest of Kathmandu | Kasthamandap Airlines PAC 750XL (9N-AJB) | 11 2 / 0 |
2016 24 Feb | Nepal Dana | Tara Air de Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter 400 (9N-AHH) | 23 23 / 0 |
2014 16 Feb | Nepal Sandhikhark | Nepal Airlines de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 (9N-ABB ) | 18 18 / 0 |
2012 28 Sep | Nepal Kathmandu | Sita Air Dornier 228-202 (9N-AHA) | 19 19 / 0 |
2012 14 May | Nepal Jomsom | Agni Air Dornier 228-212 (9N-AIG) | 21 15 / 0 |
2011 25 Sep | Nepal Near Kathmandu | Buddha Air Beechcraft 1900D (9N-AEK) | 19 19 / 0 |
2010 15 Dec | Nepal Palunge Hill | Tara Air de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter (9N-AFX) | 22 22 / 0 |
2010 24 Aug | Nepal Bastipur | Agni Air Dornier 228-101 (9NAHE) | 14 14 / 0 |
2008 8 Oct | Nepal Lukla | Yeti Airlines de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 (9N-AFE ) | 19 18 / 0 |
2008 3 Mar | Nepal Near Bethani | United Nations Mission Mi-17 (?) | 10 10 / 0 |
2006 21 Jun | Nepal Jumla | Yeti Airlines de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 (9N-AEQ) | 9 9 / 0 |
2004 25 May | Nepal Near Lukla | Yeti Airlines de Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 (9N-AFD) | 3 3 / 0 |
2002 22 Aug | Nepal Pokhara | Shangri La Air de Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter (9N-AFR) | 18 18 / 0 |
2002 17 Jul | Nepal Surkhet | Skyline Airways de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 (9N-AGF) | 4 4 / 0 |
2000 27 Jul | Nepal Jodhura | Royal Nepal Airlines de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 (9N-ABP) | 25 25 / 0 |
1999 25 Dec | Nepal Near Simara | Skyline Airways de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter (9N-AFL) | 10 10 / 0 |
1999 5 Sep | Nepal Near Kathmandu | Necon Air Hawker Siddeley HS-748-501 Super 2B (9N-AEG) | 15 15 / 0 |
1999 7 Jul | Nepal Near Kathmandu | Lufthansa Cargo Airlines Boeing 727-243F (VT-LCI) | 5 5 / 0 |
1999 17 Jan | Nepal Jumla | Necon Air Cessna 208 Caravan I (9N-ADA) | 12 4 / 0 |
1998 17 Nov | Nepal Koror | Paradise Air Cessna 207 Skywagon (RP-C606) | 9 9 / 0 |
1998 21 Aug | Nepal Near Ghorepani | Lumbini Airways de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 (9N-ACC) | 18 18 / 0 |
1995 17 Jan | Nepal Kathmandu | Royal Nepal Airlines de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 (9N-ABI) | 24 2 / 0 |
1993 31 Jul | Nepal Devghat | Everest Air Dornier Do-228-101 (9N-ACL) | 19 19 / 0 |
1992 28 Sep | Nepal Near Kathmandu | Pakistan International Airlines Airbus A300B4-203 (AP-BCP) | 167 167 / 0 |
1992 31 Jul | Nepal Near Kathmandu | Thai Airways Airbus A310-304 (HS-TID) | 113 113 / 0 |
1985 30 Dec | Nepal Nepal | Military - Royal Nepalese Air Force Short SC7- Skyvan (RAN-23) | 25 25 / 0 |
1984 22 Dec | Nepal Near Bhojpur | Royal Nepal Airlines de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 (9N-ABH) | 23 15 / 0 |
1981 19 Nov | Nepal Biratnagar | Royal Nepal Airlines Pilatus PC-6/B2-H2 Turbo-Porter (9N-ABJ) | 10 10 / 0 |
1972 13 Sep | Nepal Near Dhulikhel | Military - Royal Nepalese Air Force Douglas C-47 (9N-RF10) | 31 31 / 0 |
1969 12 Jul | Nepal Hitauda | Royal Nepal Airlines Douglas DC-3 (9N-AAP) | 35 35 / 0 |
1962 1 Aug | Nepal Near Kathmandu | Royal Nepal Airlines Douglas DC-3 (9N-AAH) | 10 10 / 0 |
1960 5 Nov | Nepal Bhairawa | Royal Nepal Airlines Douglas C-47A (9N-AAD) | 4 4 / 0 |
1958 24 Mar | Nepal Near Kathmandu | Indian Airlines Douglas DC-3 (VT-CYN) | 20 20 / 0 |
1956 15 May | Nepal Kathmandu | Indian Airlines Douglas DC-3 (VT-DBA) | 31 14 / 1 |
1955 30 Aug | Nepal Simra | Kalinga Airlines Douglas C-47A (VT-AZX) | 3 2 / 0 |
Date | Crash location | Airline Aircraft (reg. number) | Passengers Fatalities aboard Killed on the ground |
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2022 22 Mar | China Wuzhou | China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-89P WL (B-1791) | 132 132 / 0 |
2019 30 Jul | India Rawalpindi | Military - Pakistan Army Beechcraft B300 King Air (766) | 5 5 / 14 |
2019 3 Jun | India Near Lipo | Military - Indian Air Force Antonov An-32 (K2752) | 13 13 / 0 |
2016 22 Jul | Bangladesh Bay of Bengal | Indian Air Force Antonov 32 (K2743) | 29 29 / 0 |
2015 22 Dec | India Delhi | Border Security Force Beechcraft B200 Super King Air (VT-BSA ) | 10 10 / 0 |
2013 25 Jun | India Gaurikund | Indian Air Force MI 172 V5 helicopter (?) | 20 20 / 0 |
2011 25 May | India Faridabad City | Air Charter Services Pvt. Ltd. Pilatus PC-12/45 (VT-ACF) | 7 7 / 3 |
2011 19 Apr | India Tawang | Pawan Hans Helicopters Ltd. Mil Mi-172 (VT-PHF) | 23 18 / 0 |
2010 24 Aug | China Yichun | Henan Airlines Embraer ERJ-190-100LR (B-3130) | 96 44 / 0 |
2010 22 May | India Mangalore | Air India Express Boeing 737-8HG (VT-AXV) | 166 159 / 0 |
2009 28 Nov | China Shanghai | Avient Aviation McDonnell Douglas MD-11F (Z-BAV) | 7 3 / 0 |
2009 8 Jun | India State of Arunachal Pradesh | Military - Indian Air Force Antonov An-32 (?) | 13 13 / 0 |
2006 3 Jun | China Yaocun | Military - Chinese Air Force KJ-2000 (?) | 40 40 / 0 |
2004 21 Nov | China Baotou | China Eastern Airlines Bombardier CRJ200 (B-3072) | 53 53 / 0 |
2004 18 May | China Urumqi | AZAL Cargo Company Ilyushin II-76TD (4K-AZ27) | 7 7 / 0 |
2002 1 Oct | India Vasco | Military - Indian Navy Ilyushin IL-38 / Ilyushin IL-38 (IN302 / IN304) | 12 12 / 5 |
2002 2 Sep | China Near Xichang | CAAC Air Traffic Management Bureau Cessna 650 Citation VI (B-7023) | 3 3 / 0 |
2002 7 May | China Off Dalian | China Northern Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-82 (B-2138) | 112 112 / 0 |
2000 17 Jul | India Patna | Indian Airlines/Alliance Airlines Boeing B-737-2A8 Advanced (VT-EGD) | 58 55 / 5 |
2000 22 Jun | China Shitai | Wuhan Airlines Xian Yunshuji Y-7-100C (B-3479) | 44 44 / 7 |
1999 22 Aug | China Hong Kong | China Airlines (Taiwan) McDonnell Douglas MD-11 (B-150) | 315 3 / 0 |
1999 15 Apr | China Shanghi | Korean Air McDonnell Douglas MD-11 (HL-7373) | 3 3 / 0 |
1999 7 Mar | India New Delhi | Military - Indian Air Force Antonov AN-32 Transport (K2673) | 19 19 / 3 |
1998 30 Jul | India Kochi | Alliance Airlines Dornier 228-201 (VT-EJW) | 6 6 / 2 |
1997 3 Jul | India Madh Island | Elbee Airlines Fokker F-27 Friendship 200 (VT-SSA) | 2 2 / 0 |
1997 8 May | China Huangtian | China Southern Airlines Boeing B-737-31B (B-2925) | 74 35 / 0 |
1996 24 Dec | India Near Nellore | Military - Indian Air Force Hindustan Aeronautics 748-2 (H1032) | 22 22 / 0 |
1996 12 Nov | India Near Charkhi Dadri | Saudi Arabian Airlines / Kazakhstan Airlines Boeing B-747-168B / Ilyushin IL-76TD (HZ-AIH/UN-76435) | 349 349 / 0 |
1996 11 Jul | India Near Kanda | Archana Airlines Let 410 (VT-ETC) | 9 9 / 0 |
1996 21 Jun | China Shanghai | China Flying Dragon Aviation (Feilong Airlines) Harbin Yunshuji Y-12-II (B-3822) | 12 2 / 0 |
1994 8 Mar | India New Delhi | Sahara Boeing 737-2R4C (VT-SIA) | 4 4 / 0 |
1993 13 Nov | China Urumqi | China Northern Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-82 (B-2141) | 102 12 / 0 |
1993 26 Oct | China Fuzhou | China Eastern Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-82 (B-2103) | 80 2 / 0 |
1993 23 Jul | China Yinchuan | China Northwest Airlines British Aerospace 146-300 (B-2716) | 113 55 / 0 |
1993 26 Apr | India Aurangabad | Indian Airlines Boeing B-737-2A8 (VT-ECQ) | 118 56 / 0 |
1992 24 Nov | China Near Guilin | China Southern Airlines Boeing B-737-3Y0 (B-2523) | 141 141 / 0 |
1992 11 Nov | India Off Bombay | Military - Indian Air Force Mil Mi-8 (helicopter) (?) | 20 20 / 0 |
1992 8 Oct | China Near Dingxi | Wuhan Airlines Avia 14M-40 (B-4211) | 35 14 / 0 |
1992 31 Jul | China Nanjing | China General Aviation Corporation Yakovlev YAK-42D (B-2755) | 126 108 / 0 |
1991 16 Aug | India Imphal | Indian Airlines Boeing B-737-2A8 (VT-EFL) | 69 69 / 0 |
1991 25 Mar | India Near Bangalore | Military - Indian Air Force Hindustan Aeronautics 748-2 (?) | 28 28 / 0 |
1990 2 Oct | China Guangzhou | China Southern Airlines / Xiamen Airlines Boeing B-737-247 / Boeing B-757-21B (B-2812/B-2510) | 226 128 / 0 |
1990 1 Mar | India Near Meerut | Military - Indian Air Force MiG-23 (?) | 1 0 / 50 |
1990 14 Feb | India Near Bangalore | Indian Airlines Airbus A320-231 (VT-EPN) | 146 92 / 0 |
1989 26 Oct | China Hualien | China Airlines (Taiwan) Boeing B-737-209 (B-180) | 54 54 / 0 |
1989 23 Sep | India Ujani Dam | Vayudoot Dornier Do-288-201 (VT-EJF) | 11 11 / 0 |
1989 15 Aug | China Shanghai | China Eastern Airlines Antonov AN-24RV (B-3417) | 40 34 / 0 |
1989 9 May | China Near Tainjin | Aero Asahi Bell 412 (JA9596) | 0 10 / 0 |
1988 19 Oct | India Gauhati | Vayudoot Fokker F-27 Friendship 100 (VT-DMC) | 34 34 / 0 |
1988 19 Oct | India Near Ahmedabad | Indian Airlines Boeing B-737-2A8 (VT-EAH) | 129 124 / 0 |