KATHMANDU, JANUARY 21
The black box of the ATR-72 Yeti Airlines aircraft that crashed in Pokhara on January 15 is being sent to the aircraft manufacturing company in France for technical analysis.
Joint Secretary at the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation and member-secretary of Air Crash Investigation Commission Budhisagar Lamichhane shared that the black box of the aircraft was being sent to France, along with experts. The blackbox will be sent to the aircraft manufacturing company next week. It is believed that this will help in the effective investigation of the accident.
He said the black box was going to be sent to the aircraft manufacturer for an independent analysis of the accident. The expert team of the Air Crash Investigation Commission will also go to France along with the black box.
The Commission has so far conducted an on-site monitoring of the accident site, collected necessary documents and held discussion with the experts.
The Yeti Airlines flight with call sign 9-ANC (ATR-72-212) flying from Kathmandu to Pokhara crashed in the Seti River gorge, killing 71 people, including the crew members on the plane. The body of one person is yet to be found.
A version of this article appears in the print on January 21, 2023, of The Himalayan Times.
