Chinanews.com, January 15th, according to comprehensive foreign media reports. On the 15th local time, after a Nepal Snowman Airlines passenger plane carrying 72 people from Kathmandu to Pokhara crashed, Tribhuvan International Airport Director Pune Premnath Thakur said the pilot of the crashed plane remained in contact with the control tower until the last moment.
The picture shows rescuers searching the scene of the accident.
"The plane crashed just as it was about to land," Thakur said.
"The pilot was in constant contact with the tower until the plane crashed. But he did not tell the tower that something was wrong."
Thakur said that the cause of the crash is still unclear and the real cause can only be determined after an investigation.
The plane was 15 years old and was an ATR 72, according to flight tracking website FlightRadar24.
According to Reuters, ATR 72 is a widely used twin-engine turboprop aircraft. The "72" in the name refers to the standard seating configuration of the airliner is 72 seats, which can accommodate 72 to 78 passengers.
The aircraft is a joint venture between Airbus of France and an Italian company.
According to the official website, Nepal Yeti Airlines has a fleet of six ATR 72-500 aircraft.
The latest news shows that the remains of at least 45 victims have been found so far, and no survivors have been confirmed yet, and the search and rescue is underway.