Two days after the fatal Tara Air crash, a plane belonging to Air Kastamandap crash landed at Chilkhaya in Kalikot district on Friday.
Two crew members—Captain Dinesh Neupane and co-pilot Santosh Rana—have been feared dead, according to Banke’s Nepal Police SP Tek Bahadur Rai.
The 9N-AJB aircraft chartered flight had taken off from Nepalgunj to Jumla at 12:16pm onboard 11 people, including 2 crew members.
The eyewitnesses said that the plane went into a steep descent and crashed nose-down.
Nepal Army spokesperson Brigedier General Tara Bahadur Karki said that a joint team of Nepal Police and Army are on their way to the accident site.
Karki informed that the rescue team will reach the site within one to one-and-a-half hour time.
Nepalgunj Air Traffic Controller has suspected that some passengers may have sustained major injuries. Helicopters from Pokhara and Nepalgunj are ready for rescue operations.
Passengers name include Ganesh Bhattachan, 35, Megh Raj Giri, 35, Jagadamba Khatri, 25, Sonali Bhattachan, 16, Laxmi Sunar, 30, Govinda Bhandari, Laxman Khadka, 34, Dhananjaya Khatri, 31, and a child.
Details to follow...
(Culled from kathmandupost)
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