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 | | Subiect: Nepalese regional carrier's Dornier 228 reported missing Mar 24 Aug 2010, 10:10 | |
| Titlu: Nepalese regional carrier's Dornier 228 reported missing Sursa: flightglobal Autor: Ghim-Lay Yeo Data: 24/08/2010 - Citat :
- A Dornier 228 turboprop operated by Nepalese regional carrier Agni Air has gone missing while on a flight to Kathmandu.
The aircraft, registration 9N-AHE, has likely crashed in the hills of Makwanpur in central Nepal with 14 people on board, says an airline official.
"There are unconfirmed reports that the aircraft has crashed, and we are still waiting for more information," he adds.
The aircraft was flying to Kathmandu from the eastern town of Lukla when it got diverted to Simara Airport in south-eastern Nepal due to adverse weather at Kathmandu Airport, says the airline official.
"It went missing after it was diverted," he adds.
Eleven passengers and three crew members were on board the aircraft, says the official.
The Dornier 228 was built in 1985, according to Flightglobal's ACAS database.
Agni Air operates six aircraft, comprising three Dornier 228s and three BAe Jetstream 41s, to seven destinations in Nepal from Kathmandu. Titlu: Rescue operations ongoing at Agni Air Dornier 228 crash site Sursa: flightglobal Autor: Ghim-Lay Yeo Data: 24/08/2010 - Citat :
- Search and rescue operations are ongoing at a mountainous region of central Nepal where a Dornier 228 turboprop operated by Nepalese regional carrier Agni Air crashed this morning.
The aircraft, registration 9N-AHE, crashed in the hills of Makwanpur while flying to Kathmandu with 14 people on board.
"We are not sure yet if there are any survivors," says an Agni Air official, adding that the aircraft had crashed in heavy rain.
The Dornier 228 was flying to Kathmandu from the eastern town of Lukla but was diverted to Simara Airport after Kathmandu Airport was closed due to adverse weather.
It subsequently went missing and its last contact with air traffic controllers was at 07:26hr, says the official.
Eleven passengers and three crew members were on board the aircraft. | |
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| | Subiect: Re: Nepalese regional carrier's Dornier 228 reported missing Mar 24 Aug 2010, 16:59 | |
| Titlu: Fourteen Dead In Nepal Plane Crash Sursa: http://news.airwise.com/story/view/1282643651.html Autor: Reuters Data: 24.08.2010 - Citat :
- Fourteen people, including four Americans, a Japanese and a British national, were killed when their small plane crashed in bad weather in Nepal on Tuesday, an airport official said.
The Angi Air plane, returning to Kathmandu after failing to land in Lukla in eastern Nepal because of bad weather, crashed near the outskirts of the capital, Home (interior) Ministry official Jai Mukunda Khanal said.
Lukla is the gateway to Mount Everest.
"Rescuers are on the spot. Yes, we can confirm that all 14 on board the plane are dead," Kathmandu airport official Tri Ratna Manandhar said.
He said the cause of the crash was not known.
"Rescuers are waiting at the crash site to bring the bodies back to Kathmandu. But the work is hampered due to heavy rains," Manandhar said.
The plane, a German-made Dornier, had five Nepali passengers and a crew of three.
Local television channels said the plane had broken into pieces.
Eighteen people, 12 of them Germans, were killed when a small plane crashed two years ago in Lukla. | |
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