BREAKING NEWS
The ATR 72 was carrying 68 passengers and 4 crew members when it crashed near Pokhara International Airport, the Kathmandu Post reported, citing an airline spokesperson. Two infants and 10 foreign nations were also on board. Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal called an emergency meeting of cabinet members after the crashed and ordered security personnel to immediately assist with rescue efforts, the news outlet reported.
A rescue team has been sent to the crash site via helicopter, the Kathmandu Post said.
“We expect to recover more bodies,” an army spokesman Krishna Bhandari said. “The plane has broken into pieces.”
Videos of the crash on social media show flames and smoke billowing from the mangled twin-engine ATR 72.
Aircraft Information:
Airline: Yeti Airlines
Code: YT/NYT
Aircraft: ATR72-500
Registration: 9N-ANC
Serial Number: 0754
Engines: 2 x PWC PW127F
First Flew: 01/08/2007
Age: 15 Yrs. 5 Mts
THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS GO OUT TO THE FAMILIES AND FRIENDS AND TO THE STAFF AT YETI AIRLINES
UPDATED 16/01/23.
It has now been confirmed 68 people were killed in this accident.
One of the world's leading aviation experts has offered a theory for what caused a regional passenger plane to crash moments before it landed in Nepal.
One of the world's leading aviation experts has offered a theory for what caused a regional passenger plane to crash moments before it landed in Nepal.
Professor Ron Bartsch has suggested an aerodynamic stall may have been behind the tragic incident. He said an optical illusion may have caused the pilot to believe they were travelling through the air faster than they were, resulting in the plane stalling.
"Aircraft require air to fly in and the air is more rarefied at about 800 metres elevation there," Bartsch explained.
"When you're going over the grounds, it may appear that you're going a lot faster over the ground than what you're going through the air.
"That's what caused a stall."
This accident is Nepal's deadliest aviation accident in three decades.
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