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Unconfirmed Twitter reports from Indian media:
Pilot, male had been a captain for 25 yearsCopilot, female for 1 year.
Aircraft approach was in the opposite direction to what was instructed by atc.
Pilot, male had been a captain for 25 yearsCopilot, female for 1 year.
Aircraft approach was in the opposite direction to what was instructed by atc.
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KATHMANDU, Jan 15 (Reuters) - At least 68 people were killed on Sunday when a domestic flight crashed in Pokhara in Nepal, the country's Civil Aviation Authority said, in the worst air crash in three decades in the small Himalayan nation.
Hundreds of rescue workers were scouring the hillside where the Yeti Airlines flight, carrying 72 people from the capital Kathmandu, went down.
Local TV showed rescue workers scrambling around broken sections of the aircraft. Some of the ground near the crash site was scorched, with licks of flames visible.
The plane made contact with the airport from Seti Gorge at 10:50 a.m. (0505 GMT), the aviation authority said in its statement. "Then it crashed."
Police official Ajay K.C. said rescue workers were having difficulty reaching the site in a gorge between two hills near the tourist town's airport.
Hundreds of rescue workers were scouring the hillside where the Yeti Airlines flight, carrying 72 people from the capital Kathmandu, went down.
Local TV showed rescue workers scrambling around broken sections of the aircraft. Some of the ground near the crash site was scorched, with licks of flames visible.
The plane made contact with the airport from Seti Gorge at 10:50 a.m. (0505 GMT), the aviation authority said in its statement. "Then it crashed."
Police official Ajay K.C. said rescue workers were having difficulty reaching the site in a gorge between two hills near the tourist town's airport.
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As VNPR has only been open for 15 days it's conceivable they may mistakenly followed habit and approached the old airport, realised the mistake at quite a low altitude, tried to adjust course to VNPR in challenging circumstances but sadly failed to do so.
Just visually, it reminds me of TransAsia Flight 235, Taipei in 2015, where they shut down the wrong engine.
TransAsia Airways Flight 235 - Wikipedia
TransAsia Airways Flight 235 - Wikipedia
Its pretty clear on the video.
Aircraft can be seen to be lifting the nose.
It stalls.
Followed by a classic wing drop.
Followed by crash.
Why, is another question completely, so stop guessing. !!
RIP Pilots, crew, and passengers.
Aircraft can be seen to be lifting the nose.
It stalls.
Followed by a classic wing drop.
Followed by crash.
Why, is another question completely, so stop guessing. !!
RIP Pilots, crew, and passengers.
Can't help wonder if the reason they may have been on the opposite approach to VNPR as instructed is they were initially approaching the old airport PKR.
As VNPR has only been open for 15 days it's conceivable they may mistakenly followed habit and approached the old airport, realised the mistake at quite a low altitude, tried to adjust course to VNPR in challenging circumstances but sadly failed to do so.
As VNPR has only been open for 15 days it's conceivable they may mistakenly followed habit and approached the old airport, realised the mistake at quite a low altitude, tried to adjust course to VNPR in challenging circumstances but sadly failed to do so.
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Pilot Lining for the wrong airport is outrageous . This was the plane's 3rd flight on the route in 3 hours .
Pilot is very experienced . He was instructor as well . He was looking for early retirement at 60 years . Limit is 65 .
Co-Pilot is widow of a pilot who died 15 years ago . She pursued aviation to move on her husband's step . . She had about 100 hours . It was her literal last flight as a copilot to cross the 100 hour mark.
Edit : https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-64299882
100 hours could be on the Type . Or Wrong reporting altogether as bbc does not report on this .
Pilot is very experienced . He was instructor as well . He was looking for early retirement at 60 years . Limit is 65 .
Co-Pilot is widow of a pilot who died 15 years ago . She pursued aviation to move on her husband's step . . She had about 100 hours . It was her literal last flight as a copilot to cross the 100 hour mark.
Edit : https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-64299882
A trailblazer, Anju was one of just six women employed by the airline as pilots, and had flown close to 6,400 hours.
"She was a full captain at the airline who had done solo flights," Sudarshan Bartaula from Yeti Airlines said. "She was a brave woman."
"She was a full captain at the airline who had done solo flights," Sudarshan Bartaula from Yeti Airlines said. "She was a brave woman."
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Disclaimer : Now Confirmed from various sources of being Real Live Stream From inside. Video Continues After the Impact as well .
Is this for Real , the footage from Inside . 30 seconds in .The Location seem correct , it shows the Stadium . . No panic in the aircraft before the sudden roll as seen in other video . Timing of this .
https://www.onlinekhabar.com/wp-cont...e-1024x625.jpg
Is this for Real , the footage from Inside . 30 seconds in .The Location seem correct , it shows the Stadium . . No panic in the aircraft before the sudden roll as seen in other video . Timing of this .
https://www.onlinekhabar.com/wp-cont...e-1024x625.jpg
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https://twitter.com/ShaunakCy/status...40856937660417
Is this for Real , the footage from Inside . 30 seconds in .The Location seem correct , it shows the Stadium . . No panic in the aircraft before the sudden roll as seen in other video . Timing of this .
https://www.onlinekhabar.com/wp-cont...e-1024x625.jpg
Is this for Real , the footage from Inside . 30 seconds in .The Location seem correct , it shows the Stadium . . No panic in the aircraft before the sudden roll as seen in other video . Timing of this .
https://www.onlinekhabar.com/wp-cont...e-1024x625.jpg
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Pilot Lining for the wrong airport is outrageous . This was the plane's 3rd flight on the route in 3 hours .
Pilot is very experienced . He was instructor as well . He was looking for early retirement at 60 years . Limit is 65 .
Co-Pilot is widow of a pilot who died 15 years ago . She pursued aviation to move on her husband's step . . She had about 100 hours . It was her literal last flight as a copilot to cross the 100 hour mark.
Pilot is very experienced . He was instructor as well . He was looking for early retirement at 60 years . Limit is 65 .
Co-Pilot is widow of a pilot who died 15 years ago . She pursued aviation to move on her husband's step . . She had about 100 hours . It was her literal last flight as a copilot to cross the 100 hour mark.
At this stage we cannot disclose anything.
RIP all souls lost...