• Source:JND

Nepal Plane Crash: An Air Dynasty helicopter crashed in Nepal's Nuwakot District on Wednesday. The aircraft was reportedly flying to Rasuwa and was carrying four passengers. The helicopter took off from Kathmandu at 1:54 PM but lost contact just three minutes after takeoff.

Police have recovered five dead bodies from the crash site in Ward No 7 of Shivapuri Rural Municipality, Nuwakot, Myrepublica newspaper reported. The Air Dynasty helicopter, 9N-AJD, was en route to Rasuwa from Kathmandu when it crashed. 

Citing a police official, the paper said that the bodies of two men, one woman and the pilot were recovered from the crash site.

One body has not been identified yet as it is charred beyond recognition, it added. 

Police spokesman Dan Bahadur Karki confirmed all four passengers were Chinese nationals, three men and one woman, while the pilot was a Nepali male. According to news agency Reuters, local residents saw a fire emanating from the forest and alerted authorities, he said.

The helicopter, which was en route to Rasuwa district from Kathmandu on Wednesday afternoon, lost contact with air traffic control three minutes after takeoff, the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal said in a statement. More than 360 people have died in plane or helicopter crashes in Nepal in the past 24 years.

(With input from agencies)


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