Buddha AT72 at Biratnagar on Feb 19th 2026, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: February 19, 2026 / 20:48:25 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 19, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
Buddha Air

Flight number
U4-714

Destination
Kathmandu, Nepal

Aircraft Registration
9N-ANQ

Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200

ICAO Type Designator
AT72

A Buddha Air Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration 9N-ANQ performing flight U4-714 from Biratnagar to Kathmandu (Nepal) with 30 people on board, was climbing out of Biratnagar's runway 09 when the crew stopped the climb at about 5000 feet, shut one of the engines (PW127F) down and returned to Biratnagar for a safe landing on runway 09 about 25 minutes after departure.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Biratnagar about 4 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 19, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
Buddha Air

Flight number
U4-714

Destination
Kathmandu, Nepal

Aircraft Registration
9N-ANQ

Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200

ICAO Type Designator
AT72

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