Tara Air Flight went Missing with 22 Onboard in Nepal

On Sunday 29th May, a Tara Air DHC6 Twin Otter aircraft with registration 9N-AET went missing while performing a flight from Pokhara to Jomsom, Nepal.

Nineteen passengers and three crew members were on the aircraft according to The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. It left from Pokhara at 9:55 am. Two of the passengers were Germans. The aircraft lost contact with the ground.

The air traffic controller at Jomsom Airport said that private helicopters had been dispatched to the areas where the last contact was made.

The Chief District Officer stated that bad weather has hampered the search operations at the site where the aircraft was last spotted.

“A team of police has been mobilized at the site. The site is a 12-hour walk from Lete. There are no human settlements in the area where locals last spotted the plane. As soon as the weather improves, the helicopter will begin aerial operations.”

Chief District Officer of Myagdi Chiranjibi Rana

The Nepalese Army is assisting in the search and rescue of the aircraft.

“We have mobilized our search and rescue teams from both ground and aerial operations. We are yet to trace the plane.”

Nepal Army spokesperson

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