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Nepal plane crash LIVE Updates: Black Box of Tara Air flight found, all 22 bodies recovered
Nepal Plane Crash Live Updates: The ill-fated plane operated by Tara Air went missing on May 29 (Sunday) and was carrying four Indians of the same family from Mumbai.
- A small plane of Nepal's Tara Air went missing on May 29
- The plane was travelling from Pokhra to Jomsom, a holiday destination in Nepal
- The wreckage of the plane has been spotted and SAR ops has started
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Tara Air plane (Reuters) Nepal Plane Crash Live Updates: A Twin Otter 9N-AET plane belonging to Tara Air crashed in Nepal on Sunday morning (May29) with 22 onboard. The small plane was travelling from Pokhara to Jomson, a popular tourist destination in the Himalayas and took off at 10:15 am from Pokhara. The plane lost contact with the control tower 15 minutes later, according to an airline spokesperson. The missing plane was carrying four Indians, two Germans and 13 Nepalese nationals, with 3 crew members. As per an airline official, the aircraft was seen over the sky of Jomsom in Mustang district and then had diverted to Mt. Dhaulagiri after which it hadn't come into contact. Nepal, home to the world's highest mountain, does have a record of accidents on its extensive domestic air network, with changeable weather and airstrips in difficult mountain locations. Later, the pilot's phone was tracked to ascertain the plane location and army confirmed they spotted the wreckage. On Monday morning (May 30), Nepali Army shared the wreckage of the plane, confirming the fate of the plane. However, they are yet to find any survivors.
Follow the latest updates on Nepal plane crash operated by Tara Air here:
Breaking: Black Box (Voice, Data Recorder) of Tara Air flight found
#UPDTAE Nepal plane crash | All 22 bodies recovered from the crash site. Black box also retrieved and being brought to the base station: Rescue officers
— ANI (@ANI) May 31, 2022
Nepal Plane Crash Video
Last body recovered from Tara Air plane crash site: Nepal Army
Authorities in Nepal resumed their search operation on Tuesday to retrieve the last body, a day after rescuers recovered 21 bodies from the wreckage site of the Tara Air plane that crashed in the mountainous Mustang district on Sunday.
Watch the video of the crash and all updates from the Nepal plane crash here -
21 bodies out of 22 passengers travelling onboard Tara Air flight has been recovered from the crash site, noted Nepal's civil aviation body.
The Twin Otter, a rugged plane originally built by Canadian aircraft manufacturer De Havilland, has been in service in Nepal for about 50 years, during which it has been involved in about 21 accidents, according to aviationnepal.com.
With no survivors found at Tara Air plane crash site, collection of dead bodies begins, Nepal media reported.
All 22 dead in Nepal Plane Crash
Read the full report here - Nepal Plane Crash: All 22 people onboard Tara Air flight dead, no survivors found
No survivors found in Nepal plane crash, latest reports suggests. All 22 people including 19 passengers and 3 crew are feared dead in Tara Air crash.
Nepal plane crash: Same month, same route, another tragedy after 10 years
Back in May 2012, a plane flying from Pokhara to Jomsom crashed near the Jomsom Airport, killing 15 people, making it the same month, and same route for the crash, 10 years apart.
Bodies found
Rescuers have pulled out 14 bodies from the crash site of Tara Air crash site in Mustang district, Nepal.
Read all about the latest development from Nepal plane crash story here - Wreckage of ill-fated Tara Air flight found, Army shares first image
On Monday morning (May 30), Two rescuers reached the wreckage site of the Tara Airlines plane, said the Nepal Army and shared the first image of the wreckage, confirming the crash.
Nepal | Crashed Tara Air aircraft located at Sanosware, Thasang-2, Mustang
The aircraft with 22 people including four Indians onboard went missing yesterday.
(Photo source: Nepal Army) pic.twitter.com/W4n5PV3QfA
— ANI (@ANI) May 30, 2022
The Nepali Army spotted the plane wreckage, but couldn't reach the site due to bad weather and called off SAR ops on May 29 night.
#UPDATE | Aircraft found at Kowang of Mustang. The status of the aircraft is yet to be ascertained: Tribhuvan International Airport chief
— ANI (@ANI) May 29, 2022
On May 29, some locals who spotted a plane crash in Mustang district and informed the officials. The Army later tracked the pilot's phone to ascertain the exact location of the crash.
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.
According to Mumbai police, Ashok Kumar Tripathi, his wife Vaibhavi Tripathi, and children Dhanush and Ritika are on board the crashed plane and the relatives are asked to contact the Indian Embassy in Nepal.
With 4 Indians onboard, all belonging to the same family from Thane, travelling for their annual holiday, the Indian embassy in Nepal tweeted about their emergency hotline number.
Tara Air flight 9NAET that took off from Pokhara at 9.55 AM today with 22 people onboard, including 4 Indians, has gone missing. Search and rescue operation is on. The embassy is in touch with their family.
Our emergency hotline number :+977-9851107021. https://t.co/2aVhUrB82b
— IndiaInNepal (@IndiaInNepal) May 29, 2022
Nepal, home to eight of the world's 14 highest mountains, including Everest, has a record of air accidents. Its weather can change suddenly and airstrips are typically located in mountainous areas that are hard to reach.
The aircraft was on a 20-minute flight from tourist town of Pokhara, 125 kilometres (80 miles) west of the capital, Kathmandu, and was bound for Jomsom, about 80 km (50 miles) northwest of Pokhara, a popular tourist and pilgrimage site.
The flight took off from the western town of Pokhara for Jomsom on Sunday at 9:55 am (0410 GMT), but air traffic control lost contact after 15 minutes, the airline said. Jomsom is a popular trekking destination in the Himalayas
Four Indians, two Germans and 16 Nepalis were on board the plane, a De Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter operated by privately owned Tara Air, according to the airline and government officials.
On Sunday Morning (May 29), a Tara Air plane carrying 22 people onboard went missing from radar, after losing communication with Nepal ATC.
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