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Old 17th Jan 2023, 04:38
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Originally Posted by golson41
Based on helicopter video of the scene, looks like below is where the crash site is.

GPS Coordinates = 28.197723 83.985007
(Right near the Pokhara Christian Graveyard)

Seems pretty convincing that they were in line to land at the wrong airport.
They were too high over turning at Bhadrakali Temple to be planning on landing on the old runway.
When they pass by the Stadium, they should be almost wheels down to be landing on the old runway - but they are a few hundred feet up.
Almost certainly they were doing a circuit and this was the final turn to align with the new runway from the East side.
That final turn lines up with the GPS coordinates of that graveyard.

I suspect that final turn began somewhere around here : 28.202429, 83.982925
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