18 died in a tragic plane crash in Nepal

In a tragic plane crash at the Tenzing Hillary Airport in Lukla, Nepal, 18 people died instantly on October 8, 2008. The 9N AFE Twin Otter Plane of the Yeti Airlines was carrying 19 passengers from Kathmandu to Lukla airport which included 14 tourists, 2 guides and 3 plane crew. Miraculously, the Plane pilot Surrendra  Kuwar survived the crash with fatal injuries.

The plane had taken off from the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) Kathmandu at 6:51AM local time for the Lukla Airport where the plane crashed at 7:31 AM during the landing procedure. Though the cause of the crash has been reasoned low visibility but a commission has been formed by the government of Nepal to investigate the issue.  

 The rescue operations started from the early morning after the news broke out.

The names of deceased passengers are

1.       Mr. Bikash Pant Co Pilot

2.       Ms. Sunita Shrestha Air Hostess

3.       Mr. A. Frick  Austrialian Tourist

4.       Ms. C. Kate  Austrialian Tourist

5.       Ms. M. Wiess  German Tourist

6.       Mr. H. Wiess  German Tourist

7.        Ms. A. Thiele   German Tourist

8.       Ms. T. Krause German Tourist

9.       Mr. U. Thiele   German Tourist

10.   Mrs S. Krause German Tourist

11.   Mr. B. Thorsten German Tourist

12.   Mrs. N. Jankoster German Tourist

13.   Mr. A.Blomke German Tourist

14.   Mrs. S. Bolmke German Tourist

15.   Mrs.  A Langanke German Tourist

16.   Mr. J. Sauter German Tourist

17.   Mr. Govinda Sharma Nepali Guide

18.   Mr. Santosh Adhakari Nepali Guide

BY Shreedeep Rayamajhi