Erroneous Engine Feathering, Pilot Workload Behind Yeti Airlines Crash

wreckage from Yeti Airlines crash

Wreckage from the fatal Yeti Airlines accident in Nepal.

Credit: AAIC
SINGAPORE—Nepal’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Commission (AAIC) has concluded human error, high workload, and erroneous engine feathering led to the Yeti Airlines ATR 72 accident on Jan. 15, 2023, which cost 72 lives. In its final report, the AAIC says the primary cause of the accident was the...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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