Nepal Army physically traces site of crashed plane – Times of India

The Nepal Army on Monday traced the site where a Nepalese private airlines plane crashed on Sunday.
A Nepal Army spokesperson said in a tweet, “Search and Rescue Team has located the plane crash site. Details will be followed.”
Tara Air’s 9 NAET twin engine aircraft Hours after he went missing in the hilly district on Sunday morning, Mustang was found crashed along with 22 people, including four Indians, in the district’s Kowang village.
Earlier today, the Nepal Army said, “Rescue efforts to search the aircraft Tara Air was restarted.”
After snowfall in Mustang district on Sunday, all helicopters deployed to search for the crashed plane were stopped.
Premnath Thakur, General Manager, Tribhuvan International Airport said, “Due to snowfall at the site of a possible air crash, the search and rescue operation has been called off for today. All helicopters deployed for search and rescue operations have been called back.” Told.
According to the information given by the local people to the Nepal Army, the Tara Air plane crashed at the mouth of the Lamche river under the Manapati Himal landslide. Army spokesman Narayan Silwal said that Nepal’s army is moving towards the spot by land and air.
Airport officials said the two-engined flight from Pokhara to Jomsom at 9.55 am on Sunday lost contact after the Mustang reached the Leyte area. According to state TV, the missing plane was hosting 4 Indians among others.
“The aircraft was spotted over Jomsom skies in Mustang and then diverted to Mount Dhaulagiri, after which it did not make contact,” the chief district officer said. Netra Prasad Sharma Confirmed by ANI over phone.
According to police officials, the plane is suspected to have crashed in the “Titi” area of ​​Leyte in Mustang district.
DSP Ram Kumar Dani of Mustang’s district police office told ANI, “The local people of Titi called us and informed us that they heard an unusual sound as if there was an explosion. We have reached the area for a search operation. Helicopters are being deployed.” ,
Nepal’s Interior Ministry has deployed two private helicopters from Mustang and Pokhara to search for the missing plane. Home Ministry spokesperson Fadindra Mani Pokharel told ANI over phone that preparations are being made to deploy a Nepal Army helicopter for search.
The Mustang (from Tibetan muntan meaning “fertile plain”) traditional area is largely arid and arid. The world’s deepest valley running down the steep three miles between the Dhaulagiri and Annapurna mountains passes through this district.