A plan crash in Nepal that killed 71 people can be a human error
A preliminary investigation into the Yeti Airlines catastrophe in Nepal last month, which claimed the lives of 71 persons on board, suggested that human error may have been to blame.
Investigators discovered that Yeti Airlines aircraft 691 crashed on the Seti River canyon between the old airport and the new airport in Pokhara on January 15, after taking off from Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport, as a result of a human error.
A plan crash in Nepal that killed 71 people can be a human error
Startling details in Nepal's Yeti Airlines crash report: 1 of the pilots 'feathered' the engines - effectively bringing power to zero instead of operating the flap lever located next to it. A minute later, the aircraft stalled and crashed. All 72 were killed.
— Vishnu Som (@VishnuNDTV) February 17, 2023
The ATR-72 aircraft was carrying 72 people when it crashed, including four crew members. However, rescue workers have only been able to recover 71 remains, and the remaining missing passenger is now assumed dead.
One of Nepal's deadliest air disasters in over three decades, the plane crashed moments before landing in the tourist destination of Pokhara.
"According to the Flight Data Recorder (FDR), none of the recorded engine-related metrics revealed any anomalies. The Pilot Flying (PF) indicated twice that there was no power flowing from the engines when the Air Traffic Controller (ATC) gave the clearance for landing at 10:57:07.
