Nepal Plane Crash: 18 Bodies Recovered From Saurya Airlines Flight Wreckage, Pilot Rescued
5 months ago

Nepal Plane Crash: 18 Bodies Recovered From Saurya Airlines Flight Wreckage, Pilot Rescued

ABP News  

Nepal Plane Crash: Nepal has been hit by another massive plane crash. A Saurya Airlines aircraft crashed on Wednesday during takeoff at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu. #WATCH | Plane crashes at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Nepal's Kathmandu Details awaited pic.twitter.com/DNXHSvZxCz — ANI July 24, 2024 The ill-fated Saurya Arlines flight 9N-AME, a Mitsubishi CRJ-200ER, was carrying a few technical staffers as well, reported The Himalayan Times. #WATCH | Plane crashes at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Nepal's Kathmandu. Details awaited pic.twitter.com/tWwPOFE1qI — ANI July 24, 2024 The Kathmandu Post quoted witnesses as saying that the plane tried to take off from the southern end of the runway.

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5 killed in helicopter crash in mountains northwest of Kathmandu
4 months, 2 weeks ago

5 killed in helicopter crash in mountains northwest of Kathmandu

Deccan Chronicle  

All five people on board a helicopter were killed when it crashed Wednesday in the mountains just northwest of Nepal's capital, authorities said.The bodies of four men and a woman were pulled from the wreckage, said Krishna Prasad Humagai, the government administrator of Nuwakot district.Police and army rescuers reached the area and two rescue helicopters were also sent to assist …

5 Killed in Helicopter Crash in Mountains Northwest of Nepal's Capital
4 months, 2 weeks ago

5 Killed in Helicopter Crash in Mountains Northwest of Nepal's Capital

News 18  

All five people on board a helicopter were killed when it crashed Wednesday in the mountains just northwest of Nepal’s capital, authorities said. The helicopter, an Eurocopter AS350 belonging to Nepal-based Air Dynasty, had lost contact with the tower just three minutes after takeoff, according to a statement from the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. The crash came two weeks …

5 people killed in a helicopter crash in the mountains northwest of Nepal's capital
4 months, 2 weeks ago

5 people killed in a helicopter crash in the mountains northwest of Nepal's capital

Deccan Chronicle  

KATHMANDU, Nepal: All five people on board a helicopter were killed when it crashed Wednesday in the mountains just northwest of Nepal’s capital, authorities said. The helicopter, an Eurocopter AS350 belonging to Nepal-based Air Dynasty, had lost contact with the tower just three minutes after takeoff, according to a statement from the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. The crash came …

View from the Himalayas | Saurya flight crash: What plagues Nepal’s civil aviation sector
4 months, 4 weeks ago

View from the Himalayas | Saurya flight crash: What plagues Nepal’s civil aviation sector

Hindustan Times  

The government of newly elected Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli faced its most serious crisis on Wednesday, when a Saurya Airlines flight crashed shortly after takeoff at Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport, killing 18 people on board. Here’s the broader context More than 90% of fatal air crashes in Nepal since 1962 are classified as CFIT, or Controlled Flight into Terrain, …

Nepal plane crash: ‘Tip of wing hit…’, here’s what caused the fatal accident in Kathmandu
5 months ago

Nepal plane crash: ‘Tip of wing hit…’, here’s what caused the fatal accident in Kathmandu

Live Mint  

Nepal Plane Crash: A tragic incident unfolded in Nepal's capital Kathmandu as a domestic passenger plane belonging to Saurya Airlines crashed just after takeoff, killing 18 people. According to the Kathmandu Post, the tragic crash at Tribhuvan International Airport in Nepal's capital was caused by the plane's wing tip hitting the ground during takeoff. The incident happened at 11:11 am …

Nepal plane crash news: Moment when Saurya Airlines plane crashes, catches fire
5 months ago

Nepal plane crash news: Moment when Saurya Airlines plane crashes, catches fire

Live Mint  

A chilling video of the Nepal plane crash that claimed 18 lives on Wednesday shows the fateful moments of the tragic accident at Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport. Watch video: According to a press statement by the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal, the Saurya Airlines plane took off from Kathmandu at 11:11 AM and was heading to the resort town of …

Nepal Aircraft Crash Kills 18: A Look At Recent Tragic Aviation Accidents Across The Globe
5 months ago

Nepal Aircraft Crash Kills 18: A Look At Recent Tragic Aviation Accidents Across The Globe

News 18  

In a tragic accident, a Saurya Airlines aircraft crashed during takeoff at Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport on Wednesday, killing at least 18 people. VIDEO | Rescue operations are underway after Pokhara-bound Saurya Airlines aircraft crashed during take off from Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal on Wednesday morning. pic.twitter.com/QpLeDIyi2T— Press Trust of India July 24, 2024 Nepal witnesses about one …

Nepal: Chilling video shows the moment Saurya Airlines plane crashed at Kathmandu airport
5 months ago

Nepal: Chilling video shows the moment Saurya Airlines plane crashed at Kathmandu airport

Hindustan Times  

Saurya Airlines plane crashes in Kathmandu: A dramatic video clip capturing the exact moment when the Saurya Airlines plane crashed at Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport surfaced on social media on Wednesday. The footage shows the Saurya Airlines plane, which was carrying 19 people, engulfed in flames shortly after it skidded off the runway. Watch the video here: At least 18 …

Nepal Plane Accident Videos Show The Exact Moment Saurya Airlines Flight Crashed And Burst Into Flames
5 months ago

Nepal Plane Accident Videos Show The Exact Moment Saurya Airlines Flight Crashed And Burst Into Flames

News 18  

Minutes after a Pokhra-bound domestic Saurya Aircraft carrying 19 people slipped off the runway and crashed Wednesday while trying to take off from the airport serving Nepal’s capital, visuals that emerged from the site showed the moments when the accident took place and turned into a ball of fire. #Nepal #SauryaAirlines #planecrash pic.twitter.com/ypAgNE98ww— Asia News July 24, 2024 The video …

Nepal Plane Crash: Pilot Lone Survivor, 18 Killed As Flight Plummets During Take-off
5 months ago

Nepal Plane Crash: Pilot Lone Survivor, 18 Killed As Flight Plummets During Take-off

News 18  

The pilot was rescued from the burning wreckage and 18 others aboard a Saurya Airlines plane were killed when it crashed during takeoff at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu on Wednesday. #WATCH | Plane crashes at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Nepal’s Kathmandu. Details awaited pic.twitter.com/tWwPOFE1qI— ANI July 24, 2024 #WATCH | Plane crashes at the Tribhuvan International Airport in …

Nepal plane crash: 18 killed as Saurya Airlines aircraft carrying 19 people crashes in Kathmandu | Latest updates
5 months ago

Nepal plane crash: 18 killed as Saurya Airlines aircraft carrying 19 people crashes in Kathmandu | Latest updates

Hindustan Times  

Nepal plane crash updates: At least 18 people were killed after a Saurya Airlines aircraft crashed during takeoff at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Nepal's Kathmandu on Wednesday, July 24. Army personnel and other officials stand around the debris of a Saurya Airlines plane after it crashed during takeoff at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu on July 24, 2024. Nepal …

Plane crash at Nepal’s Kathmandu airport kills 18; pilot only survivor
5 months ago

Plane crash at Nepal’s Kathmandu airport kills 18; pilot only survivor

Al Jazeera  

Saurya Airlines plane carrying two crew members and 17 passengers crashes shortly after takeoff and catches fire. A passenger plane has crashed and caught fire shortly after taking off from Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu, killing 18 people, aviation officials say. Saurya Airlines 9N-AME crash@TIACAO2 Press Release – 2 pic.twitter.com/5LzBHpqhZI — Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal July 24, 2024 Images of the …

18 killed as plane crashes during takeoff at Kathmandu airport. Full list of casualties
5 months ago

18 killed as plane crashes during takeoff at Kathmandu airport. Full list of casualties

India TV News  

As many as 18 passengers lost their lives after a private airline's Pokhara-bound plane crashed during takeoff at the Tribhuvan International Airport. The pilot of the Saurya Airlines plane, Captain Manish Ratna Shakya, survived the crash and was taken to hospital, officials said. Footage from the spot showed dramatic scenes of the plane speeding down the runway before a fire …

Plane crashes after takeoff from Nepal, killing 18; pilot survives
5 months ago

Plane crashes after takeoff from Nepal, killing 18; pilot survives

LA Times  

Nepalese army personnel sort through debris after a Saurya Airlines flight crashed after taking off from Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Wednesday. All the people aboard the Saurya Airlines flight including the co-pilot were Nepalese except for one passenger, a Yemeni national, the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal said. The Bombardier CRJ 200 plane was heading to Nepal’s …

Photos: 18 people killed in a plane crash at Nepal’s Kathmandu airport
5 months ago

Photos: 18 people killed in a plane crash at Nepal’s Kathmandu airport

Al Jazeera  

Eighteen people have been killed in the crash of a regional passenger plane belonging to Nepal’s Saurya Airlines during takeoff from the capital, Kathmandu, officials say. “Shortly after takeoff … the aircraft veered off to the right and crashed on the east side of the runway,” the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal said in a statement. “Only the captain was …

Watch | Plane wing breaks apart after dramatic runway crash in Somalia, all passengers safe
1 year, 5 months ago

Watch | Plane wing breaks apart after dramatic runway crash in Somalia, all passengers safe

Hindustan Times  

A small plane attempting to land at Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu, Somalia, veered off the runway, crashed into a fence, and shattered into pieces. Small plane carrying 30 passengers and 4 crew members crashes while landing at Mogadishu airport, shattering into pieces. This incident bears a resemblance to a previous mishap that occurred in July 2022, wherein 30 …

Nepal helicopter crash: Himalayan nation is notorious for poor air safety | 5 incidents
1 year, 5 months ago

Nepal helicopter crash: Himalayan nation is notorious for poor air safety | 5 incidents

Hindustan Times  

Six people, including five Mexican tourists and a Nepali pilot, died in a helicopter crash in Nepal's Mount Everest region on Tuesday, according to aviation authorities. 2023: Yeti Airlines Crash in Pokhara - In January 2023, a tragic accident took place when a Yeti Airlines flight crashed near the central city of Pokhara. 2018: US-Bangla Airlines Crash near Kathmandu - …

Bengaluru-bound Nepal Airlines flight returns to Kathmandu after suspected bird strike
1 year, 6 months ago

Bengaluru-bound Nepal Airlines flight returns to Kathmandu after suspected bird strike

Hindustan Times  

A Bengaluru-bound Nepal Airlines aircraft was forced to return to the Tribhuvan International Airport here on Saturday after its blades on the right wing were damaged, apparently due to a bird hit. The A320 aircraft of Nepal’s flag carrier landed safely at the Tribhuvan International Airport with technicians examining the aircraft, TIA spokesperson Teknath Sitaula said. The flight took off …

Air India and Nepal Airlines aircraft almost collided mid-air; 3 officers suspended
1 year, 8 months ago

Air India and Nepal Airlines aircraft almost collided mid-air; 3 officers suspended

Deccan Chronicle  

Kathmandu: A major tragedy was averted on Friday when an Air India and a Nepal Airlines aircraft came close to collision mid-air but the warning systems alerted the pilots whose timely action prevented the disaster, authorities said here on Sunday. The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal has suspended three employees of the air traffic controller department for "carelessness", according to …

BIG Tragedy averted! Air India-Nepal Airlines planes were on collision path mid-air but.. I What happened next
1 year, 8 months ago

BIG Tragedy averted! Air India-Nepal Airlines planes were on collision path mid-air but.. I What happened next

India TV News  

Air India Nepal Airlines collision averted: A major tragedy was averted on Friday when an Air India and a Nepal Airlines aircraft came close to collision mid-air but the warning systems alerted the pilots whose timely action prevented the disaster. The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal has suspended three employees of the air traffic controller department for "carelessness", according to …

Did Pilot Error Cause Jan 15 Nepal Plane Crash? Here's What Preliminary Probe Shows
1 year, 10 months ago

Did Pilot Error Cause Jan 15 Nepal Plane Crash? Here's What Preliminary Probe Shows

News 18  

It has been learnt from the preliminary examination that the “propeller feathering” might have been the cause of the ATR plane crash in Nepal on January 15 that killed 72 people near the Pokhara international airport. Problems of runway 12 According to Premnath Thakur, head of Tribhuvan International Airport Civil Aviation Authority, the crashed plane was supposed to land at …

Nepal aircraft that crashed had no thrust motion in engines before landing, accident panel says
1 year, 10 months ago

Nepal aircraft that crashed had no thrust motion in engines before landing, accident panel says

ABC  

A panel investigating the Yeti Airlines crash in Nepal last month, killing 71 people including an Australian, says the aircraft had "no thrust" in its engines in the final moments of its decent. Key points: The crash on January 15 in the tourist city of Pokhra killed 72 passengers and crew on board the Yeti Airlines ATR 72 Video posted …

Nepal plane crash that killed 72 caused by engine failure: Initial probe report
1 year, 10 months ago

Nepal plane crash that killed 72 caused by engine failure: Initial probe report

India Today  

Results of the preliminary investigation of the fateful Nepal's Yeti Airlines plane which crashed on January 15 have been made public. In a statement from the investigation team, the research and analysis of the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder has revealed that the accident occurred due to the failure of the propellers of both engines at the time …

Nepal Yeti Airlines crash: Flight data and cockpit voice recorder reveal THIS reason for deadly crash
1 year, 10 months ago

Nepal Yeti Airlines crash: Flight data and cockpit voice recorder reveal THIS reason for deadly crash

India TV News  

Nepal plane crash: The investigating committee which has been probing the crash of the ill-fated Yeti Airlines aircraft claimed that the flight had an issue with its engine. According to the latest development, the probe committee on Monday claimed that the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder of the aircraft indicate that there was a serious problem with the …

Nepal plane crash: Uttar Pradesh families still waiting for bodies
1 year, 11 months ago

Nepal plane crash: Uttar Pradesh families still waiting for bodies

Live Mint  

On January 19 in the resort city of Pokhara, Nepal's Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal visited with the mourning families of those who perished in the Yeti Airlines jet crash. The prime minister sent his sympathies to the families and instructed the hospital staff to hurry up the identification of the remains, make the procedure scientific and quickly return the …

Nepal plane crash: What led to killing of 72 people in one of the deadliest plane crashes in Pokhara I DETAILS
1 year, 11 months ago

Nepal plane crash: What led to killing of 72 people in one of the deadliest plane crashes in Pokhara I DETAILS

India TV News  

Nepal plane crash: The pilots of the Yeti Airlines aircraft that crashed in Nepal's resort city of Pokhara may have failed to fully deploy the wing flaps while attempting to land, leading to a "stall", a media report said on Thursday. Notably, the report came nearly four days after a Yeti Airlines aircraft crashed into a gorge near the newly-built …

Nepal plane crash: Search continues for last missing person
1 year, 11 months ago

Nepal plane crash: Search continues for last missing person

Deccan Chronicle  

Kathmandu: The search for the last missing person in the Nepal plane crash resumed on Wednesday after rescuers on Tuesday pulled out one more body from the crash site where a Yeti Airlines aircraft carrying 72 people, including five Indians, had plunged in a river gorge in the resort city of Pokhara. The search for the missing person started early …

Nepal plane crash: what happened and what we know so far
1 year, 11 months ago

Nepal plane crash: what happened and what we know so far

The Hindu  

In Nepal’s deadliest aviation accident in over three decades, a domestic flight with 72 people, including five Indians, crashed into a gorge on Sunday while attempting to land at the newly opened international airport in the city of Pokhara, killing at least 71 on board. A twin-engine ATR 72-500 aircraft of Nepal’s Yeti Airlines, with registration number 9N-ANC, took off …

Nepal Plane Crash: Kin of UP Youths Leave for Kathmandu to Claim Bodies
1 year, 11 months ago

Nepal Plane Crash: Kin of UP Youths Leave for Kathmandu to Claim Bodies

News 18  

One member each from the families of the four Ghazipur youths killed in Sunday’s plane crash in Nepal’s Pokhara, have left for Kathmandu by road along with a village head and two local government officials to receive bodies. Ghazipur District Magistrate Aryaka Akhauri said, “We are in regular contact with the families of plane crash victims — Sonu Jaiswal, Anil …

Passenger livestreamed plane’s descent before crash that killed 72 in Nepal
1 year, 11 months ago

Passenger livestreamed plane’s descent before crash that killed 72 in Nepal

LA Times  

Rescuers scour the wreckage of a passenger plane in Pokhara, Nepal, on Jan. 16, 2023, the day after the Yeti Airlines flight plummeted into a gorge. Airline passenger Sonu Jaiswal’s 90-second smartphone video began with the plane flying over buildings and green fields as it approached the airport runway in Pokhara, a Nepalese city in the foothills of the Himalayas. …

Nepal plane crash victims include traditional folk singer, travel blogger, ballet dancer
1 year, 11 months ago

Nepal plane crash victims include traditional folk singer, travel blogger, ballet dancer

ABC  

As tributes pour in for Sydney teacher Myron Love, who died in a plane crash in Nepal on Sunday, friends and relatives of other victims from across the globe are similarly paying respects to their loved ones, including a Nepali folk singer, a Russian travel blogger and a British ballet dancer. The Twin Otter aircraft, operated by Tara Air, was …

Nepal plane crash: Death toll rises to 71, authorities handover victims' bodies to family
1 year, 11 months ago

Nepal plane crash: Death toll rises to 71, authorities handover victims' bodies to family

India Today  

Nepalese authorities on Tuesday started handing over to family members the bodies of those killed, two days after Yeti Airlines' aircraft with 72 people, including five Indians, crashed in the resort city of Pokhara, as the death toll rose to 71. As two more bodies were recovered from the accident site on Tuesday, the total number of confirmed dead has …

DC Edit | Nepal air crash: Blot on aviation safety
1 year, 11 months ago

DC Edit | Nepal air crash: Blot on aviation safety

Deccan Chronicle  

Every crash is a blot on aviation safety. The leading one is aircraft maintenance and the other is technical failure like the one that may have caused the worst aviation disaster in at least three decades in Nepal, leading to the loss of the lives of all passengers on board, including five Indians who were heading to the resort city …

Flight Data, Voice Recorders Retrieved From Nepal Crash Site
1 year, 11 months ago

Flight Data, Voice Recorders Retrieved From Nepal Crash Site

Huff Post  

People observe a candlelight vigil in memory of victims of a plane crash in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. via Associated Press POKHARA, Nepal — Search teams retrieved the flight data and cockpit voice recorders Monday of a passenger plane that plummeted into a gorge on approach to a new airport in the foothills of the Himalayas, officials said, …

Flight data, voice recorders retrieved from Nepal crash site
1 year, 11 months ago

Flight data, voice recorders retrieved from Nepal crash site

Associated Press  

POKHARA, Nepal — Search teams retrieved the flight data and cockpit voice recorders Monday of a passenger plane that plummeted into a gorge on approach to a new airport in the foothills of the Himalayas, officials said, as investigators looked for the cause of Nepal’s deadliest plane crash in 30 years. Nepal’s Civil Aviation Authority said the aircraft last made …

Black box of crashed Yeti Airlines aircraft recovered from accident site in Pokhara
1 year, 11 months ago

Black box of crashed Yeti Airlines aircraft recovered from accident site in Pokhara

Deccan Chronicle  

KATHMANDU: The black box of the crashed Yeti Airlines aircraft was recovered from the accident site on Monday, officials said, as rescue operations intensified to locate the four missing people. On Sunday, a Yeti Airlines plane with 72 people onboard, including five Indians, crashed into a river gorge while landing at the newly-opened airport in the resort city of Pokhara, …

Nepal plane crash marks country’s 13th fatal incident since 2010
1 year, 11 months ago

Nepal plane crash marks country’s 13th fatal incident since 2010

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Two weeks ago, Adrian Young of the Dutch air safety consultancy To70 reported: “The fatal accident rate is better than …

Nepal plane crash | Narrow escape for settlements near Pokhara crash site, say eyewitnesses
1 year, 11 months ago

Nepal plane crash | Narrow escape for settlements near Pokhara crash site, say eyewitnesses

The Hindu  

Eyewitnesses of the Nepal passenger plane crash have said that they had a close shave as the Yeti Airlines plane, with 72 onboard, including five Indians, crashed near their settlement and a bomb-like blast was heard. Ms. Sunar, who had a miraculous escape said, "Had the aircraft fallen just a bit closer to our home, the settlements would have been …

Nepal plane crash: Timeline of deadliest plan crashes in Nepal
1 year, 11 months ago

Nepal plane crash: Timeline of deadliest plan crashes in Nepal

The Hindu  

A private airlines’ Pokhara-bound plane crashed during takeoff at the Tribhuvan International Airport, killing 18 of the 19 people on board. May 29, 2022 A Twin Otter plane operated by Nepali carrier Tara Air crashed shortly after takeoff from Pokhara in western Nepal, killing 22 people. August 24, 2010 A small Agni Air plane crashed in bad weather near Kathmandu, …

Nepal mourns victims of deadliest plane crash in decades
1 year, 11 months ago

Nepal mourns victims of deadliest plane crash in decades

The Hindu  

Nepal observed a day of mourning on January 16 for the victims of the nation's deadliest aviation disaster in three decades, with 67 people confirmed killed in the plane crash. Nepal plane crash | Search resumes for four people missing "We have so far sent 63 bodies to the hospital," said police officer A.K. There were 15 foreigners on board, …

Nepal plane crash | Both black boxes recovered; four people still missing
1 year, 11 months ago

Nepal plane crash | Both black boxes recovered; four people still missing

The Hindu  

Search teams retrieved the flight data and cockpit voice recorders Monday of a passenger plane that plummeted into a gorge on approach to a new airport in the foothills of the Himalayas, officials said, as investigators looked for the cause of Nepal’s deadliest plane crash in 30 years. Nepal’s Civil Aviation Authority said the aircraft last made contact with the …

Watch: Nepal plane crash reportedly shot by U.P. passenger during Facebook Live
1 year, 11 months ago

Watch: Nepal plane crash reportedly shot by U.P. passenger during Facebook Live

The Hindu  

Four of the five Indians, who were killed in a plane crash in Nepal on January 15 were live on Facebook minutes before the aircraft crashed into a river gorge while landing in Pokhara. A relative of Sonu Jaiswal said he had gone to pay obeisance at the famed Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu after his wish for a son was …

'Tragic': Indian Passenger Recorded Final Moments Before Nepal Plane Crash in Facebook Live
1 year, 11 months ago

'Tragic': Indian Passenger Recorded Final Moments Before Nepal Plane Crash in Facebook Live

News 18  

A deadly plane crash in Nepal left at least 69 people dead on Sunday. Now, a video has surfaced wherein an Indian passenger apparently livestreamed the final moments before the crash. Jaiswal is among the dead; he had been doing a Facebook live in the final moments before the crash and the same video appears on his unverified account on …

Nepal plane crash: Search op resumed to find missing four; what we know so far
1 year, 11 months ago

Nepal plane crash: Search op resumed to find missing four; what we know so far

Live Mint  

Nepalese rescuers resumed their search on Monday for the four persons still missing after a passenger plane with 72 people, including five Indians, crashed into a river gorge while landing at the newly-opened airport in the resort city of Pokhara, killing at least 68 people onboard. Nepal Army on Monday even said that they have not rescued anyone alive from …

68 dead, 4 missing after plane crashes in Nepal resort town
1 year, 11 months ago

68 dead, 4 missing after plane crashes in Nepal resort town

Associated Press  

POKHARA, Nepal — A plane making a 27-minute flight to a Nepal tourist town crashed into a gorge Sunday while attempting to land at a newly opened airport, killing at least 68 of the 72 people aboard. The twin-engine ATR 72 aircraft, operated by Nepal’s Yeti Airlines, was flying from the capital, Kathmandu, to Pokhara, located 200 kilometers west. It …

'Mara mara': Last words of 4 Indians onboard Nepal plane moments before crash | Watch
1 year, 11 months ago

'Mara mara': Last words of 4 Indians onboard Nepal plane moments before crash | Watch

India Today  

A video of the final moments before the Yeti Airlines plane crash in Nepal's Pokhara has emerged on social media. Nepal’s Yeti Airlines confirmed there were 68 passengers, including five Indians, on the aircraft. According to an airport official, there were 15 foreign nationals among the passengers, including five Indians, four Russians, two South Koreans, one Australian, one French, one …

Crashed Nepal passenger airplane was once owned by Vijay Mallya's Kingfisher Airlines
1 year, 11 months ago

Crashed Nepal passenger airplane was once owned by Vijay Mallya's Kingfisher Airlines

India Today  

The Yeti Airlines passenger plane carrying 72 people onboard crashed in Nepal's Pokhara on Sunday. The Cirium Fleets data, which tracks aircraft fleet, equipment and its cost, states that the Yeti Airlines' 9N-ANC ATR-72 aircraft, which crashed into a river gorge, was previously owned by the now-defunct Kingfisher Airlines owned by liquor baron Vijay Mallya in 2007. Six years later, …

Nepal plane crash updates: Another missing body, flight data, voice recorders retrieved from crash site
1 year, 11 months ago

Nepal plane crash updates: Another missing body, flight data, voice recorders retrieved from crash site

India TV News  

Nepal plane crash updates: Search teams retrieved the flight data and cockpit voice recorders Monday of a passenger plane that plummeted into a gorge on approach to a new airport in the foothills of the Himalayas, officials said, as investigators looked for the cause of Nepal’s deadliest plane crash in 30 years. Nepal’s Civil Aviation Authority said the aircraft last …

Nepal plane crash viral video showing engine on fire turns out to be old
1 year, 11 months ago

Nepal plane crash viral video showing engine on fire turns out to be old

India Today  

A Yeti Airlines plane with 68 passengers and four crew members departed from Kathmandu and crashed near Pokhara International Airport on Sunday. Nepal plane crash near #PokharaAirport caught on camera from ground, these visuals show the plane engine caught fire ðŸ”å, which may have been a bird hit after which it just went down tilted. #NepalPlaneCrash #Yeti pic.twitter.com/9ZTwZDE5At — The …

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