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February 24th, 2016 
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nsnbc : A Nepalese passenger plane operated by Tara Air on flight TA193 crashed near Soleghopte cliff at Dana VDC – 2 in Myagdi, minutes after takeoff from Pokhara at 7:50 am. The plane with 23 passengers and crew on board was bound for Jomson.
The Deputy Superintendent of Police at the District Police Office in Myagdi, Bishwara Khadka, told the press that a team had been deployed by the Dana Police Post. The plane has crashed in an isolated area. Police reports that it will take the team a five hours walk to arrive at the crash site.
The search for the missing plane had been complicated by bad weather conditions. Two helicopters that were initially dispatched to search for the plane had to return due to adverse weather conditions. Helicopter operations in high-altitude areas of Nepal are notoriously dangerous, even without adverse weather conditions.
One of the helicopters was operated by the Nepalese Army and one was operated by Air Dynasty. The crash site was reportedly found by a local leader, Nabin Khadk, who spotted the crashed aircraft five hours after the plane lost contact with air traffic control.
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Tara Airlines released a passenger manifestand stated that those who boarded the plane include Ahmad Ralrasheed, Baral Rebati, Bastola Muktinath, Battachan Krishnal, Gurung devi Jang, Hirachan Laxmi, an unnamed infant, KC Moto Bdr, Niure Balkrishna, Paryer Kansha, Tamang Rajkumar, an unnamed baby, Bhattachan Bhinata, Gauchan Dilkumari, KC Pabitra, Lama Leepsang, Sherpa Dolma Tshirink, Thakali Kamala, and Ying Mak Siu.Two of the passengers are reportedly Chinese, and one is a Kuwaiti citizen.
Among the crew are the captain, Roshan Manandhar, assistant captain as Dikesh Nemkule and air hostess as Rama Raut.
A spokeswoman for Tara Air said she could not yet identify the plane’s registration number but confirmed that the plane was a Twin Otter 400 series. In May 2013 a Twin Otter, operated by Nepal Airlines and servicing the same route crashed into a river, resulting in several injuries. Tara Air reportedly operates seven turboprops. Three are Bombardier (de Havilland) DHC-6-300s, two are Viking Air DHC-6-400s and two are Dornier 228s.
F/AK – nsnbc 24.02.2016
Source Article from http://nsnbc.me/2016/02/24/nepalese-tara-air-plane-crashes-in-isolated-area/
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