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A Yeti Airlines flight with 72 people on board crashed in Nepal on Sunday just seconds before it was due to land, the latest deadly air disaster in the ...

KATHMANDU, Jan 15 (Reuters) - At least 64 people were killed on Sunday when a domestic flight crashed in Pokhara in Nepal, the small Himalayan country's ...

"Half of the plane is on the hillside," said Arun Tamu, a local resident, who told Reuters he reached the site minutes after the plane went down. It also owns Tara Air, and the two together offer the "widest network" in Nepal, the company says. The weather on Sunday was clear. The plane made contact with the airport from Seti Gorge at 10:50 a.m. (0505 GMT), the aviation authority said in its statement. Local TV showed rescue workers scrambling around broken sections of the aircraft.

It appears to be Nepal's deadliest plane crash in at least five years. This was a domestic flight by a Nepali carrier, Yeti Airlines. The twin-engine ATR 72 ...

[A photo](https://twitter.com/ananya116/status/1614518677902364681/photo/1) shows a huge chunk of the fuselage – with the plane's ID number clearly visible – dangling on the edge. Before that, the country's deadliest crash was in March 2018, when a flight from neighboring Bangladesh crashed on landing in Kathmandu, killing 51 of the 71 people on board. [More video](https://twitter.com/Sanjay_dec30/status/1614541673350172672/video/3) recorded moments later shows a smoking crater at the crash site. The Himalayan country has a spotty aviation safety record, and plane crashes – especially of twin-engine propeller planes like this one – are sadly not uncommon. [This footage](https://twitter.com/aerowanderer/status/1614511252017131522) — of the moment an airliner with 72 people aboard crashed Sunday in central Nepal – appears to have been recorded by a bystander watering plants on their balcony. Then it disappears behind buildings.

A 72-seat Nepali passenger aircraft crashed into a gorge while attempting to land at a newly opened airport in Pokhara, killing at least 68 people.

In 2014, a Nepal Airlines plane flying from Pokhara to Jumla crashed, killing all 18 on board. The Chinese ambassador to Nepal, Chen Song, said in a tweet he was “very shocked” to learn of the accident. In 2012, an Agni Air plane flying from Pokhara to Jomsom crashed, killing 15 people. In 2016, a Tara Air Twin Otter flying from Pokhara to Kathmandu crashed after takeoff, killing all 23 people aboard. According to the Flight Safety Foundation’s Aviation Safety database, there have been 42 fatal plane crashes in Nepal since 1946. According to plane tracking data from flightradar24.com, the aircraft was 15 years old and “equipped with an old transponder with unreliable data.” Yeti Airlines has a fleet of six ATR72-500 planes, company spokesperson Sudarshan Bartaula said. Introduced in the late 1980s by a French and Italian partnership, the aircraft model has been involved in several deadly accidents over the years. It was carrying 68 passengers including 15 foreign nationals, as well as four crew members, Nepal’s Civil Aviation Authority said in a statement. ”The incident was tragic. In 2018, an ATR 72 operated by Iran’s Aseman Airlines Gaurav Gurung said the plane fell nose-first towards its left and then crashed into the gorge. It’s the country’s deadliest airplane accident in three decades.

A 72-seat Nepali passenger aircraft crashed into a gorge while landing at a newly opened airport in the central resort town of Pokhara on Sunday, ...

A domestic flight traveling from the capital of Nepal, Kathmandu, crashed near Pokhara International Airport on Sunday morning, killing at least 68, ...

“I am deeply saddened by the tragic accident of Yeti Airlines ANC ATR 72, which was flying from Kathmandu to Pokhara with passengers,” tweeted Pushpa Kamal Dahal, the Prime Minister of Nepal. The European Commission’s Air Safety List also prohibits all Nepali airlines from operating in Europe due to safety concerns. “Our first thoughts are with all the individuals affected by this,” the statement read. Yeti Airlines said they would be canceling all flights on Monday to mourn the victims of the crash. and last made contact with the tower at 10:50 a.m. The plane left Kathmandu at 10:32 a.m.

Yeti Airlines Flight NYT691 crashed in a ravine near the resort town of Pokhara in Nepal. A search for the missing is underway.

Sixty-eight passengers and a crew of four were aboard the plane, the agency said. An emergency meeting of the Nepal Council of Ministers was held at the prime minister's official residence in Kathmandu. "Our first thoughts are with all the individuals affected by this," the company said in a statement. The plane was built by the French-Italian aerospace company ATR, which said it had been informed of an accident involving an ATR 72-500. Two helicopters and a ground rescue team were searching for the missing, the agency said. Prem Nath Thakur, general manager of the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, said the plane had been granted landing clearance.

At least 68 people died when a Yeti airlines flight crashed on its approach to the tourist town Pokhara.

You can also get in touch in the following ways: Of the passengers, 53 were said to be Nepalese. There was huge smoke coming from the flames of the plane. Four years earlier 51 people were killed when a flight travelling from Bangladesh caught fire as it landed in Kathmandu. "The pilot tried his best to not hit civilisation or any home," she added. Please include your name, age and location with any submission. There was also one passenger each from Ireland, Australia, Argentina and France among others. "By the time I was there the crash site was already crowded. "There was a small space right beside the Seti River and the flight hit the ground in that small space." This Himalayan nation, home to some of the most breath-taking mountains in the world, has some of the most difficult terrain to navigate. The prime minister of Nepal declared Monday a national day of mourning, and the government set up a panel to investigate the cause of the disaster. At least 68 people died when a flight from Kathmandu to the tourist town of Pokhara crashed and caught fire on Sunday morning.

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POKHARA, Nepal (AP) — 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 ...

ATR identified the plane involved in Sunday’s crash as an ATR 72-500 in a tweet. South Korea’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it’s still trying to confirm the fate of two South Korean passengers and has sent staff to the scene. According to the Flight Safety Foundation’s Aviation Safety database, there have been 42 fatal plane crashes in Nepal since 1946. The type of plane involved, the ATR 72, has been used by airlines around the world for short regional flights. The European Union has banned airlines from Nepal from flying into the 27-nation bloc since 2013, citing weak safety standards. On the page, she described herself as a lover of travel, and of adventure tourism. Images and videos shared on Twitter showed plumes of smoke billowing from the crash site, about 1.6 kilometers (nearly a mile) away from Pokhara International Airport. I heard a man crying for help, but because of the flames and smoke we couldn’t help him,” Tiwari said. ”The incident was tragic. Officials suspended the search for the four missing people overnight and planned to resume looking Monday. Finally, Gaurav Gurung said, the plane fell nose-first towards its left and crashed into the gorge. At least one witness reported hearing cries for help from within the fiery wreck, the country’s deadliest airplane accident in three decades.

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 ...

ATR identified the plane involved in Sunday’s crash as an ATR 72-500 in a tweet. South Korea’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it’s still trying to confirm the fate of two South Korean passengers and has sent staff to the scene. According to the Flight Safety Foundation’s Aviation Safety database, there have been 42 fatal plane crashes in Nepal since 1946. The type of plane involved, the ATR 72, has been used by airlines around the world for short regional flights. On the page, she described herself as a lover of travel, and of adventure tourism. Images and videos shared on Twitter showed plumes of smoke billowing from the crash site, about 1.6 kilometers (nearly a mile) away from Pokhara International Airport. ”The incident was tragic. I heard a man crying for help, but because of the flames and smoke we couldn’t help him,” Tiwari said. Officials suspended the search for the four missing people overnight and planned to resume looking Monday. The foreigners included five Indians, four Russians, two South Koreans, and one each from Ireland, Australia, Argentina and France. Finally, Gaurav Gurung said, the plane fell nose-first towards its left and crashed into the gorge. At least one witness reported hearing cries for help from within the fiery wreck, the country’s deadliest airplane accident in three decades.

The Yeti Airlines jet was traveling from Kathmandu to the tourist town of Pokhara when it spun out of control.

There have been 42 fatal plane crashes in Nepal in the last eight decades. It slammed into the gorge seconds later, with photographs taken at the scene appearing to show the smoky remains of the plane’s splintered fuselage littered around the site. The search is set to continue on Monday, Nepal’s Civil Aviation Authority said. Sunday’s incident marked Pokhara Airport’s first crash since it opened and began operations just two weeks ago. The 100-second clip, shot by an unidentified male passenger, was shared widely across social media in the hours after the Yeti Airlines jet’s crash. “I sincerely appeal to the security personnel, all agencies of the Nepal government and the general public to start an effective rescue.”

Hundreds of emergency personnel on Monday resumed searching for four missing people following a deadly plane crash in Nepal that has once again highlighted ...

Two years later, the ICAO and Nepal announced a partnership to resolve safety concerns. Pokhara, a lakeside city, is a popular tourist destination and gateway to the Himalayas. Known as the gateway to Everest, the airport’s runway is laid out on a cliffside between mountains, dropping straight into an abyss at the end. That incident involved a recently acquired Twin Otter aircraft flying in clear conditions. It is also the third-worst aviation accident in Nepal’s history, according to data from the Aviation Safety Network. It has seen multiple fatal crashes over the years, including in 2008 and 2019. The Yeti Airlines plane was manufactured by aerospace company ATR, headquartered in France. Some 15 foreign nationals were aboard, according to the country’s civil aviation authority. [ crashed on landing](https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/12/asia/kathmandu-plane-crash/index.html) and caught fire, killing 51 of the 71 people on board. The airport in the town of Lukla, in northeastern Nepal, is often referred to as the [deadly plane crash](https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/15/asia/nepal-yeti-airlines-crash-intl-hnk/index.html) that has once again highlighted the dangers of air travel in a country often referred to as one of the riskiest places to fly. [Yeti Airlines](https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/15/asia/nepal-yeti-airlines-crash-intl-hnk/index.html) flight crashed near the city of Pokhara Sunday.

Rescuers resumed searching on Monday in Nepal for four people still missing after the Himalayan nation's deadliest plane crash in 30 years, officials said.

Register for free to Reuters and know the full story Nepal has declared a day of national mourning on Monday and set up a panel to investigate the disaster and suggest measures to avoid such incidents in future. KATHMANDU, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Rescuers resumed searching on Monday in Nepal for four people still missing after the Himalayan nation’s deadliest plane crash in 30 years, officials said.

Rescuers were trying to recover the last four bodies from a gorge after a Yeti Airlines flight crashed Sunday in Pokhara, authorities said.

The plane departed from Pokhara’s old airport and was headed for Jomson, a tourist town about 20 minutes away. Bodies of foreigners that have been identified will be airlifted to Kathmandu on Monday, he added. Other videos posted online showed the plane on fire, with large plumes of smoke emerging from the crash site as dozens of people crowded around it. Bodies of Nepali victims who have been identified will be relinquished to families after postmortem examinations are completed, K.C. Rescuers reached the crash site at the gorge early Monday after halting the rescue mission that evening when night fell. local time Sunday bound for Pokhara, a city about 125 miles west of Kathmandu popular with tourists.

People watch rescuers work at the site of plane crash in Pokhara, Nepal, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023. A plane making a 27-minute flight to a Nepal tourist town ...

ATR identified the plane involved in Sunday’s crash as an ATR 72-500 in a tweet. South Korea’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it’s still trying to confirm the fate of two South Korean passengers and has sent staff to the scene. According to the Flight Safety Foundation’s Aviation Safety database, there have been 42 fatal plane crashes in Nepal since 1946. The type of plane involved, the ATR 72, has been used by airlines around the world for short regional flights. I heard a man crying for help, but because of the flames and smoke we couldn’t help him,” Tiwari said. On Sunday, Twitter was awash with images and that showed plumes of smoke billowing from the crash site, about 1.6 kilometers (nearly a mile) away from Pokhara International Airport. The bodies are being kept in the Pokhara Academy of Health and Science, Western Hospital. ”The incident was tragic. Gyan Khakda, a police spokesperson in the district, said 31 bodies have been identified and will be handed over to family after officials finish post mortem reports. Rescue workers repelled down a 300-meter gorge to continue the search for the six missing people. Authorities revised the death toll down from Sunday’s 68 after a recount early Monday morning, said Tek Bahadur K.C., a senior administrative officer in Kaski district. Finally, Gaurav Gurung said, the plane fell nose-first towards its left and crashed into the gorge.

A spokesman for Nepal's Civil Aviation Authority says a flight data recorder and a cockpit voice recorder have been retrieved from the site of the crash ...

The report said such accidents happened at airports that had short strips of runway for takeoff and landing and most were due to pilot error. South Korea's Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it's still trying to confirm the fate of two South Korean passengers and has sent staff to the scene. Nepal, home to eight of the world's 14 highest mountains, including Mount Everest, has a history of air crashes. ATR identified the plane involved in Sunday's crash as an ATR 72-500 in a tweet. It was previously flown by India's Kingfisher Airlines and Thailand's Nok Air before Yeti took it over in 2019, according to records on Airfleets.net. The type of plane involved, the ATR 72, has been used by airlines around the world for short regional flights. I heard a man crying for help, but because of the flames and smoke we couldn't help him," Tiwari said. She described herself as a lover of travel and adventure tourism. On Sunday, Twitter was awash with images that showed plumes of smoke billowing from the crash site, about 1.6 kilometers (nearly a mile) away from Pokhara International Airport. "The incident was tragic. Finally, Gaurav Gurung said, the plane fell nose-first towards its left and crashed into the gorge. "I saw that and I was shocked...

Searchers have discovered the cockpit voice recorder and flight data of a passenger plane that crashed in Nepal on Sunday, leading to 68 fatalities.

The other 63 bodies had been sent to a hospital, he said. "It is cloudy now... "We will take out the five bodies from the gorge and search for the remaining four that are still missing," he told Reuters.

A spokesman for Nepal's Civil Aviation Authority says a flight data recorder and a cockpit voice recorder have been retrieved from the site of the crash ...

The report said such accidents happened at airports that had short strips of runway for takeoff and landing and most were due to pilot error. South Korea's Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it's still trying to confirm the fate of two South Korean passengers and has sent staff to the scene. Nepal, home to eight of the world's 14 highest mountains, including Mount Everest, has a history of air crashes. ATR identified the plane involved in Sunday's crash as an ATR 72-500 in a tweet. It was previously flown by India's Kingfisher Airlines and Thailand's Nok Air before Yeti took it over in 2019, according to records on Airfleets.net. The type of plane involved, the ATR 72, has been used by airlines around the world for short regional flights. I heard a man crying for help, but because of the flames and smoke we couldn't help him," Tiwari said. She described herself as a lover of travel and adventure tourism. On Sunday, Twitter was awash with images that showed plumes of smoke billowing from the crash site, about 1.6 kilometers (nearly a mile) away from Pokhara International Airport. "The incident was tragic. Finally, Gaurav Gurung said, the plane fell nose-first towards its left and crashed into the gorge. "I saw that and I was shocked...

Search crews on Monday recovered the black boxes from Yeti Airlines NYT 691, which crashed in Nepal on Sunday with 72 people on board.

Officials said on Sunday that 68 people were confirmed dead, up from an earlier estimate of at least 30. The crew last made contact with Pokhara Tower at 10:50 a.m., as they flew over the Seti River gorge, which is east of the city, officials said. Officials said the remaining passengers were from India, Russia, South Korea, Ireland, Australia, Argentina and France.

There's been yet another disaster in one of the world's deadliest places to fly. At least 68 people were killed Sunday after a Yeti Airlines flight crashed ...

Hundreds of emergency personnel on Monday resumed a search and recovery mission in Nepal following a deadly plane crash that has once again highlighted the ...

Investigators are looking for the cause of Nepal's deadliest plane crash in 30 years. At least 69 of the 72 people aboard were killed, and officials believe ...

He studied the religion for years at a South Korean university before becoming a minister in 2009. ATR has not responded to a request for comment. A pharmaceutical marketing agent was traveling to be with his sister as she gave birth, and a minister of a Korean religious group was visiting the school he founded. The European Union has banned airlines from Nepal from flying into the 27-nation bloc since 2013, citing weak safety standards. Arun Paudel, 47, had worked as a police officer in Nepal before being introduced into the religion by his brother. The Civil Aviation Authority said that 41 people have been identified. Nepal is home to eight of the world’s 14 highest mountains including Mount Everest. More than 24 hours after the crash, his body lay in the same hospital where his niece was born. Pemba Sherpa, spokesperson for Yeti Airlines, confirmed that both the flight data and the cockpit voice recorders were found. Rescuers combed through the debris, scattered down a 300-meter-deep (984-foot-deep) gorge, for them. The foreigners included five Indians, four Russians, two South Koreans, and one each from Ireland, Australia, Argentina and France. It was carrying 68 passengers, including 15 foreign nationals, as well as four crew members, Nepal’s Civil Aviation Authority said in a statement.

The deadly crash of Yeti Airlines Flight 691 in Nepal is drawing attention to the country's air safety record. Officials believe all 72 people aboard the ...

“If your airport is in a valley, at some point you will have to descend lower than the hills around them,” he said. [linked to the highest number of fatal crashes since 1960 is Tenzing-Hillary Airport](https://caanepal.gov.np/storage/app/media/aviation-safety-report-2019.pdf) in Lukla in the country’s northeast, situated at 9,334 feet. “If you’re landing at a high altitude, there are some issues of flight performance. The mountainside facility, built under the supervision of Sir Edmund Hillary, is famous as the gateway to Mount Everest Base Camp. In 1992, [a Pakistani airliner crashed into a rugged Himalayan hill](https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1992/09/29/167-die-in-airliner-crash-at-katmandu/e1a477e0-6954-4784-a943-674a9d9f57dc/?itid=lk_inline_manual_21&itid=lk_inline_manual_18) while attempting to land at a Kathmandu airport in a rainstorm, killing all 167 people onboard. The other is weather.