Plane Crash in Nepal Kills at Least 50
On approach to Kathmandu airport.
An airliner with 71 people on board has crashed while attempting to land in Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu, killing at least 50. US-Bangla Airlines Flight 211 took off from the Bangladesh capital of Dhaka and crash-landed on Monday afternoon local time after around an hour and a half in the air. Data from tracking website Flight Radar 24 showed the 17-year-old plane descended to an altitude of 4,400 feet on approach to its landing, but then ascended to 6,600 and crashed two minutes later. Survivor Basanta Bohora told the Kathmandu Post: “All of a sudden the plane shook violently and there was a loud bang afterward,” adding: “I was seated near the window and was able to break out of the window.” Nepalese Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli promised an immediate investigation.
The graph shows that the aircraft descended to 4,400 feet (airport altitude) at 08:26:40, then started to ascend up to 6,600 feet (08:31:30) and crashed at 08:33:49.
— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) March 12, 2018
All times are UTC. pic.twitter.com/GMRBMB5jIX
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