Nepal plane crash
Kathmandu. A plane crashed while taking off from Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) on Wednesday, killing 18 people. The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) said that the bodies of 18 of the 19 people on board the plane have been recovered. According to police, the captain of the plane, Manish Shakya, has been rescued. He was taken to hospital.
Which company’s plane was it?
The plane that crashed belonged to Saurya Airlines. Eyewitnesses said that shortly after takeoff, the plane fell to the ground and turned into a ball of fire. A video of the accident has surfaced in which it is seen that everything seemed fine till the time the plane took off from the runway. But within a few minutes the balance of the plane got disturbed.
How the plane crashed
It is being told that the plane crashed during take off. It can be seen in the video that the plane tilted to one side, within a few moments of the plane tilting to the right, it fell some distance away from the runway. As soon as it hit the ground, the plane caught fire and a cloud of smoke spread at the airport. The fire was so terrible that all the people on board the plane got caught in it.
Who were the people on board the plane
The accident occurred around 11 am when the plane skidded on the runway and caught fire. Footage from the scene showed the plane running fast on the runway before catching fire. After the fire, black smoke was seen rising from its wreckage. The Bombardier CRJ200 aircraft was carrying only technical personnel of the airline. Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) information officer Gyanendra Bhul said, “There were no passengers on board the plane but some technical personnel.
Saurya Airlines operates domestic flights.
Saurya operates domestic flights in Nepal with two Bombardier CRJ-200 regional jets, both around 20 years old, according to Flight Radar 24. At least 72 people were killed in a Yeti Airlines crash in January 2023, which was later attributed to pilots accidentally cutting off power.
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