• On 26 May 2010, a Tara Air
DHC-6 Twin Otter took off from
Birendranagar Airport in
Surkhet, heading for Rara Airport with 18 passengers and 3 crew on board. At 10 am, the aircraft had to make an emergency landing at Birendranagar Airport, after its cabin door suddenly opened five minutes after take-off. Tara Air officials said that the cabin attendant managed to lock the door immediately after it opened, to avert any possible mishaps. • On 21 November 2011, a
Makalu Air Cessna 208B Grand Caravan took off from
Surkhet Airport, en route to Rara Airport. Upon touchdown at Rara, the aircraft skidded off the runway and hit a rock, damaging the front of the aircraft—four of the 11 occupants were injured. ==References==