Nepal Plane crash: Killing 18 people on board shortly after take-off at Tribhuvan Airport

The plane crashed in Kathmandu Shortly after take-off Killing 18 People on the Aircraft.

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               A plane crashed in Nepal at Kathmandu. It was found that the crashed aircraft was owned by Saurya Airlines. This accident happened during take-off at Tribhuvan International Airport (VNKT). The tragic accident happened today around 11:11 local time.

According to the report of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal, the flight was planned from Tribhuvan International Airport (VNKT) to Pokhara International Airport (VNPR) for regular maintenance.

Based on the report the flight was a test flight and the Call sign was 9N-AME, In addition to this accident this flight was carrying 19 people on board were only 1 person survived the captain of the CRJ 200, The other 18 passengers were technicians traveling to Pokhara International Airport (VNPR). 

In this tragic accident all the technicians on board were killed and the 37-year-old captain Manish Ratna Shakya, was rescued from the wreckage of the CRJ 200 aircraft and sent to KMC hospital according to the local police department report.

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A video went viral on social media after this Accident where the pilot took off from the runway and the plane normally but later the plane banked too hard on the right (starboard) side of the plane. In response to that, The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal released a press note on the X (Formerly known as Twitter) platform.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal said that the initial investigation has been begun and further updates regarding this accident and the cause of the accident will released only after the investigation is over.