▁the ▁town ▁of ▁L uk la ▁in ▁eastern ▁Nep al ▁on ▁ 8 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁The ▁De ▁Hav ill and ▁Canada ▁D HC - 6 ▁T win ▁Ot ter ▁Series ▁ 3 0 0 ▁registered ▁as ▁ 9 N - AF E ▁origin ated ▁from ▁Trib hu van ▁International ▁Airport ▁in ▁Kath m and u . ▁ ▁A ircraft ▁ ▁The ▁aircraft ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁crash ▁was ▁a ▁de ▁Hav ill and ▁Canada ▁D HC - 6 ▁T win ▁Ot ter ▁operated ▁by ▁Yet i ▁Airlines . ▁Its ▁ma iden ▁flight ▁was ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁with ▁Br ist ow ▁Hel ic op ters . ▁The ▁aircraft ▁entered ▁into ▁service ▁in ▁Nep al ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁when ▁L um bin i ▁Air ways ▁acquired ▁the ▁plane . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁Yet i ▁Airlines ▁bought ▁the ▁plane . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁it ▁already ▁met ▁with ▁a ▁minor ▁incident , ▁when ▁the ▁aircraft ▁coll ided ▁with ▁a ▁f ence ▁upon ▁landing ▁in ▁B aj ura ▁Airport . ▁It ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁another ▁incident , ▁when ▁the ▁aircraft ▁ve ered ▁off ▁the ▁run way ▁at ▁Sur k het ▁Airport ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁C rew ▁and ▁Pass engers ▁ ▁E igh teen ▁of ▁the ▁dead ▁were ▁reported ▁to ▁be ▁tour ists . ▁Tw elve ▁of ▁the ▁passengers ▁on ▁the ▁flight ▁were ▁German ▁and ▁two ▁Australian . ▁The ▁only ▁surv iv or ▁was ▁Sur