An airliner crashed this morning in Nepal, killing 18 of the 19 individuals onboard. Apparently the aircraft wasn’t performing a passenger flight, however somewhat the plane was being ferried for upkeep, with everybody onboard being an worker of the airline…
Plane crashed on takeoff from Kathmandu, Nepal
This incident occurred as we speak (July 24, 2024), and includes a 21-year-old Saurya Airways CRJ-200 with the license plate 9N-AME. The aircraft was scheduled to function the brief 91-mile route from from Kathmandu (KTM) to Pokhara (PKR).
This wasn’t a commonly scheduled flight, however somewhat the aircraft was being ferried to the airport for upkeep. There have been 19 individuals onboard, and so they had been all workers of the airline.
Shortly after 11AM native time, the plane took off from runway 2 at Tribhuvan Worldwide Airport in Kathmandu. Instantly after takeoff, the jet banked sharply to the precise, and crashed into the bottom round 200 meters from the runway, inflicting an enormous fireplace. There’s even video footage of the incident (which some individuals could discover to be disturbing).
Sadly 18 individuals onboard misplaced their lives, whereas the captain was rushed to the hospital and survived. The captain is reportedly in secure situation, and primarily has a watch damage.
An investigation is now being carried out into what occurred. I’m curious if the plane being ferried to upkeep was only a coincidence, or if the plane had some recognized concern that was being addressed, which can have contributed to this.
This was Saurya Airways’ solely plane
Odds are that the majority OMAAT readers haven’t heard of Saurya Airways. The airline relies in Kathmandu and was based roughly a decade in the past. The airline operates home flights inside Nepal, so this isn’t a world airline, no less than not for commonly scheduled passenger flights.
The service’s fleet consisted of only a single CRJ-200, which was acquired again in 2017 (the aircraft used to fly for Independence Air in the US again within the day).
What a tragic loss, for the airline to lose its single plane, and far worse, to lose 18 of its employees onboard. Merely terrible.
Backside line
A Saurya Airways CRJ-200 crashed this morning whereas departing Kathmandu, Nepal. The jet had 19 workers onboard, and was being ferried for upkeep. Moments after takeoff, the plane banked sharply to the precise, and crashed into the bottom, resulting in an enormous fireplace.
My ideas are with the households of these onboard, in addition to with the captain, that he makes a full restoration…