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Victims of fatal Agni Air crash identified
Added At: 2010-08-24 12:56 PM
Last Updated At: 2010-08-24 7:08 PM
Courtesy: Agni Air
An Agni Air plane on mountain flight.
THT ONLINE
KATHMANDU: The fourteen people who died in the Agni Air Dornier aircraft crash in Makawanpur on Tuesday morning have been identified.
The victims include six foreigners--four Americans, one Japanese and one Briton, and eight Nepalis including three crew members.
Captain Laxman Pratap Bikram Shah, co-pilot Sophia Singh and air hostess Sahara Sherpa were the crew members.
The Agni Air ticket record identified the other victims as as H. Rijal, P. Amgain, P. Bhote, P. Sharma and R. Rai. The identity of the fifth victim could not be known.
The small aircraft apparently crashed at Bastipur of Shikarapur in Makwanapur at around 7:30 a.m. this morning while returning to Kathmandu after failing to land in Lukla Airport in Solukhumbu due to bad weather conditions.
Preliminary information suggested that failure of the engine was the cause of the accident.
Name list of victims:
1. Pilot Laxman Pratap Bikram Shah
2. Co-pilot Sophia Singh
3. Air hostess Sahara Sherpa
4. H. Rijal
5. P. Amgain
6. P. Bhote
7. R. Rai
8. P. Sharma
9. Heather Finch (American national)
10. Irina Shekhets (American national)
11. Kendra Fallon (American national)
12. Levzi Cordoso (American national)
13. Yuki Hayashe (Japanese national)
14. Jeremy Taylor (British national)
Comments8
Posted on: 2010-08-27 04:12:13
I don't know when the government and the concerned authority will take the matter seriously as same is repeated again n again. Hope country won't loss it's precious people in such incidents in future. Rozi, Nepal
Posted on: 2010-08-25 06:11:23
its a heart rendering news to all the people...may the departed soul rest in peace in heaven Aakriti Rijal, kathmandu
Posted on: 2010-08-24 13:35:23
My condolence! Dear editor-in-chief site! Why not write full name Nepal people, I have dear friend on Nepal and very experience for their life! Its very bed news! I very grieve about dead people.... Bulatov Andrey, Moscow
Posted on: 2010-08-24 09:23:13
i was deeply shocked to hear such a sad news .may god rest those victims soul in peace aayam adhikari, kathmandu
Posted on: 2010-08-24 07:40:53
My deepest condolences to all the families at this very sad time - I am sure all Australian trekkers are also feeling your pain - and unfortunately it is another sad day for tourism in Nepal - Om Mani Padme Hum Sue Chamberlain, Wodonga, Australia
Posted on: 2010-08-24 04:12:21
what abt the six foreigners identification?i hope they too did tthe check in with there tckets.it should also need to fash there identification.. shrestha rosy, tokyo
Posted on: 2010-08-24 03:46:41
make the rules which may get reduces the upcoming accidents. may they get the soul peace in heaven. sailendra shrestha , Lalitpur
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Posted on: 2010-08-27 06:43:53
My heartfelt condolence to all the departed souls, and especially to Sophia Singh as she was the first one to become a pilot from my area and we missed her. This Lukla airport is said to be the most dangerous airport, it may be possible that this news affect the tourism year,2011 so the officials have to do something about this. sujit maharjan, patan, lalitpur