14 bodies recovered so far
He said the plane had not caught fire. The plane probably crashed after hitting a rock. The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) said in a statement that 14 bodies were recovered from the wreckage of the plane in Mustang district. The plane crashed at an altitude of 14,500 feet at Thasang-2 in Mustang district. According to CAAN, search and rescue teams of Nepal Army, Air Dynasty, Kailash Helicopter, Fishtail Air Helicopter and other rescue personnel have been deployed at the accident site.
Thane resident family victim of accident
Fishtel Air’s 9N-AJR helicopter was the first to reach the crash site and confirmed the crash at 8.10 am on Monday. According to the list of passengers released by the airline, the Indians present in the aircraft have been identified as Ashok Kumar Tripathi, his wife Vaibhavi Bandekar Tripathi and children – Dhanush Tripathi and Ritika Tripathi. This family is from Thane district of Maharashtra.
The plane crashed after 12 minutes
According to the Civil Aviation Authority, Tara Air’s ‘Twin Otter 9N-AET’ aircraft took off from Pokhara at 10:07 am on Sunday, but lost contact with the control tower after about 12 minutes. Tara Air spokesperson Sudarshan Bartoula said that 14 bodies have been recovered. “The bodies are scattered within a radius of 100 meters from the main accident site,” he told the newspaper. Search and rescue teams are evacuating them.” Bertola said that the plane was torn apart after hitting the mountain.
Dead bodies scattered due to strong collision
He said, “The collision was so severe that the bodies were scattered here and there.” In the viral picture on social media, only the rear of the plane and one can be seen. At the same time, a news of the online news platform quoted local people as saying that the wreckage of the crashed plane was found in Sanosware below the Manapath mountain. The plane crashed on a hill near the origin of the Lankhu river and broke into several parts. It is worth noting that in 2016, another aircraft of ‘Tara Air’ had crashed on the same route after taking off. All 23 people on board the plane were killed in the accident.