The Twin Otter aircraft, operated by Tara Air,flying 13,000 feet (4km) above sea level and about 100km (62 miles) from Pokhara has crashed on a mountain. It is not possible for helicopters to land there.Army officials quoted in local media said the weather was poor and the terrain was difficult to navigate late on Wednesday, which led to the a suspension of the recovery effort. Local media reports said that all bodies could not be retrieved due to bad weather yesterday.
Rescue operation will resume today, local media reported. All 23 people on board believed to be killed.Most of those on board were Nepalis. Nepal’s aviation industry has a poor safety record,but it is not yet clear what caused Wednesday’s crash.
The identities of those on board have yet to be released. Two of those n board were children. The plane was carrying three crew and 20 passengers, one of them Chinese and one Kuwaiti.According to Sanjiv Gautam, Drector General of Nepal’s Civil Aviation Authority, the plane’s wreckage was found near the village of Dana in Myagdi district.
