What Happened?
Around 9.45 am, two aircraft of Summit Air took off followed by Tara Air at 9.55 am on May 29-2022 took off from Pokhara . Those two flights of Summit Air landed safely at their destination and then it was heard the news that Tara Air had lost contact with ATC. The crash was heard by the locals where it had slammed into the mountains and it is to be said that it was due to the bad weather. The plane carried 16 Nepali, 2 Germen and 4 Indians.
(Tara Air) |
Causes:
1) Due to the bad weather
2) Nepal is a home to some of the highest mountains in the world & it's challenging for aircrafts to land or takeoff.
3) The area where the plane crashed is a the world's deepest gorge that goes down three miles vertically between Dhaulagiri and Annapurna mountains runs through the district of Mustang in Nepal.
1) All 22 people are pronounced dead
2) Black Box has recovered
3) Nepal army is working out for further investigations
Tara Air:
Tara Air is the newest and biggest airline service provider in the Nepalese mountains, according to the airline website. It started its business in 2009 with the mission of helping develop rural Nepal.
(Tara Air) |
(Plane Crash Site) |
Author:
-Safwan Waqas
-Journalist - With a background in publishing and reporting, I like to combine my love for aviation as I am a keen observer of ever-changing aviation trends around the world and particularly in Asia.
-Student (O'Levels)
-16 years old
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