Northern Ireland Aviation Enthusiast's Forum
General Aviation Discussion => Aviation News => Topic started by: Angry Turnip on January 15, 2023, 12:38:28 PM
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A Yeti Airlines ATR-72 Aircraft has crashed in Nepal near the town of Pokhara - all on board are feared dead.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-64280480 (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-64280480)
Aircraft involved was 9N-ANC,an ATR72-500.
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I saw a report that the airport is a new one, that only opened 1st Jan 2023 replacing an older airport.
The aircraft had made an approach to runway 30, but the pilot requested an approach to runway 12. It was on this approach that the aircraft crashed.
https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20230115-0 (https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20230115-0)
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UPDATE: On Feb 6th 2023 Nepal's AIC reported that both flight data and cockpit voice recorders were successfully read out in Singapore. According to first analysis of the flight data recorders both propellers of the aircraft went into the feather position. The reason for the feathering of both propellers is still being determined, human factors as well as technical factors are still under investigation.