Pokhara: An aircraft flying from Pokhara to Jomsom in Nepal with 22 people onboard lost contact on Sunday morning, airport authorities said. It went missing in the mountainous region of the nation.
The plane, Tara Air’s 9 NAET twin-engine aircraft, took off at 9.55 am and went off the radar shortly thereafter. A helicopter was sent to trace the plane, that should have landed at its destination 25 minutes after taking off.
According to an air traffic controller at Jomsom Airport, there is an unconfirmed report about a loud noise in the area. It is suspected that the aircraft crashed in Dhaulagiri area.
Sudarshan Bartaula, Tara Air spokesperson said the possible crash site has been located. He added that the aircraft was over 30 years old.