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FINAL REPORT

on

ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION

of

9N-AME (CRJ 200LR, MSN 7772) Aircraft

Operated

by

Saurya Airlines Pvt. Ltd.

on

July 24, 2024

Submitted By:

Aircraft Accident Investigation Commission

Submitted To:

Government of Nepal

Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation

July 14, 2025

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Preface

This Aircraft Accident Investigation Commission (AAIC) was formed on July 24, 2024, by the

Government of Nepal to investigate the accident of 9N-AME aircraft, operated by Saurya Airlines

Pvt. Ltd. The aircraft was departing for base maintenance from Tribhuvan International Airport,

Kathmandu.

The sole objective of AAIC’s Air Accident Investigation is the prevention of similar accidents in

the future. This investigation does not seek to apportion blame or liability. Accordingly, this report

should not be used to assign blame or determine civil or criminal liability.

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Foreword

This report on the accident of 9N-AME, CRJ 200LR aircraft (flight number SAU-FER) aircraft

operated by Saurya Airlines Pvt. Ltd. is based on the investigation carried out by the Accident

Investigation Commission (AAIC) duly constituted by the Government of Nepal on July 24, 2024

as per the provisions of the Civil Aviation (Investigation of Accident) Regulation 2014 (2071 B.S.)

and following the guidelines of Procedure Manual of Aircraft Accident/Incident Investigation 2022,

Nepal.

The sole objective of the investigation is to identify the cause of the accident and suggest

recommendations to prevent the recurrence of such kinds of accident in the future. It is not the

purpose of this investigation to apportion blame or determine civil or criminal liability. The

Commission acknowledges the support provided by the safety regulator CAAN, operator Saurya

Airlines, Nepal Army, Nepal Police, the Central Police Forensic Laboratory, TSIB Singapore, TSB

Canada, FAA USA, Shree Airlines, and Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering,

IOE Pulchowk campus, among others.

Note:

a) This report contains the facts which have been determined up to the date of publication.

b) The extracts may be published without specific permission provided that the source is duly

acknowledged, the material is reproduced accurately, and it is not used in a derogatory

manner or in a misleading context.

c) All times used in this report are Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) unless otherwise stated.

Nepal Local Time is five hours forty-five minutes ahead of UTC.