At Least 68 Dead as Nepal Plane Crashes Seconds Before Landing

Plane crashed during reportedly clear weather conditions
Nepal is among the world’s riskiest places to be on a plane

Rescuers gather at the site of a plane crash in Pokhara on Jan. 15.Photographer: Yunish Gurung/AFP/Getty Images

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By Preeti Singh and Bibhudatta Pradhan

January 15, 2023 at 6:17 AM UTC

Updated on

January 15, 2023 at 6:51 PM UTC

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At least 68 people were killed after a Yeti Airlines flight crashed in Nepal on Sunday just seconds before it was due to land, the latest deadly air disaster in the Himalayan nation.

The twin-engine ATR-72 turboprop, which took off from Kathmandu at 10:32 a.m. local time, crashed close to its destination of Pokhara airport at around 11 a.m., Sanjay Kumar, deputy director of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal, said by phone. There were 68 passengers and four crew members on board, airline spokesman Sudarshan Bartaula said.