At least 68 people were killed in Nepal when a plane crashed into a river gorge in the city of Pokhara on Jan. 15, officials said.
The twin-engine ATR 72 aircraft, operated by Nepal’s Yeti Airlines, was flying to Pokhara from the capital, Kathmandu, a 27-minute flight.
It was carrying 68 passengers, including 15 foreign nationals, and four crew members, Nepal’s Civil Aviation Authority said in a statement. The foreigners included five Indians, four Russians, two South Koreans, and one each from Ireland, Australia, Argentina, and France.
According to data from flight tracking website Flightradar24, the plane departed at 04:47 UTC on Jan. 15. The website shows the 15-year-old twin-engine ATR 72 stopped transmitting its position at around 05:05 UTC (12 a.m. ET) and sent its last signal minutes later at 05:12 UTC….