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14 dead as Agni Air plane crashes in Makawanpur
Added At: 2010-08-24 9:33 AM
Last Updated At: 2010-08-24 1:00 PM
Courtesy: Agni Air
An aircraft plane parked at Lukla Airport.
THT ONLINE
HETAUDA/KATHMANDU: An Agni Air passenger plane crashed in Bastipur, Shikharapur VDC of Makawanpur district on Tuesday morning killing all 14 people on board.
The victims include six foreigners-- four Americans, one Briton and one Japanese, and other Nepalis inlcuding three crew members.
The crew included captain Laxman P.B Shah, co-pilot Sofia Singh and airhostess Sahara Sherpa.
The flight took off for Lukla of Solukhumbu from Kathmandu at 7:05 a.m. and was diverted back to Kathmandu after failing to land there due to adverse weather conditions. The aircraft lost contact with the airport terminal at 7:26 a.m.
According to preliminary information the accident occurred due to a technical snag in the engine.
Security personnel are heading to the incident site for rescue operations, said the locals adding that heavy torrential rains since yesterday and fog have been hampering rescue attempts.
The accident site is a four hour walking distance from the district headquarters Hetaunda.
(With inputs from our reporter Prakash Dahal in Hetaunda)
Comments12
Posted on: 2010-09-02 20:43:25
its very sad news .all the departed soul rest in the peace of heaven.and i miss you my dear sis SARAH .you will be forever in my heart didi. ashish pandey, pokhara
Posted on: 2010-08-26 02:12:16
it was a very sad news god bless all of soul be in the peace and airline people please cheak the engine and wweather before take off. sanjaya jha. dubai sanjaya jha, dubai
Posted on: 2010-08-25 08:45:03
it's a very very very sad news... may the departed souls rest in peace in heaven. God Bless Nepal!!! Bikram Danagol, Thamel, ktm
Posted on: 2010-08-25 07:21:32
may you rest in peace dear sis sarah.miss you. shadeep, kolkata
Posted on: 2010-08-24 19:28:52
It's very sad news for us. Why Nepalese govt. just looking that kind of incident? God bless all of soul in peace uhhhh............ Yadav Ram Jha, Canada
Posted on: 2010-08-24 10:44:10
Very dis-heartened to hear this news....may all of ur soul rest in peace... Shreesty Shrestha, UAE
Posted on: 2010-08-24 05:34:45
this is very unfortunate....i miss u my dear sis sarah... shadeep dewan, kolkata
Posted on: 2010-08-24 03:48:59
It is the real sad news especially today...Rakshabandhan day...My the souls rest in Peace... samuel simick, Delhi
Posted on: 2010-08-24 03:42:39
very pity..let god bless all of soul be in the peace aamin.. why nepalese airline people doesnt check the weather and engine properly..uff.. SHRESTHA ROSY, tokyo
Posted on: 2010-08-24 02:10:09
May the departed souls rest in peace in heavenly abode. Ram naam satya chha. Udai C Gurung Udai Chandra Gurung, Kathmandu
Posted on: 2010-08-24 01:07:35
Its a very sad news may all your soul rest in peace.....and Sarah i always missed you... Anupshan Rai, Darjeeling
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Posted on: 2012-05-15 13:09:24
now days fear of all mountain flights Abhishek Khadka, dharan