Nepal airplane crash that killed 72 brought on by engine failure: Initial probe report

After a preliminary probe into the crashlanding of Nepal’s Yeti Airlines on January 15, outcomes confirmed it occurred because of the failure of the propellers of each engines on the time of touchdown. 

Kathmandu ,UPDATED: Feb 6, 2023 23:32 IST

The airplane crash claimed 72 lives, together with 5 Indians. (AFP/File)

By Sujeet Jha: Results of the preliminary investigation of the fateful Nepal’s Yeti Airlines airplane which crashed on January 15 have been made public. The final result said the crash touchdown occurred because of the non-availability of wings angle on the time of touchdown. An in depth inquiry will probably be performed into whether or not the non-matching of the wings angle was the pilot’s fault or a technical glitch.

In an announcement from the investigation crew, the analysis and evaluation of the flight knowledge recorder and cockpit voice recorder has revealed that the accident occurred because of the failure of the propellers of each engines on the time of touchdown.

For a standard man’s understanding, it implies that the steadiness of each the wings of the plane deteriorated on the time of touchdown. It might be understood that the airplane crashed after the angles of the wings’ blades didn’t be fastened on the wings.

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Yeti Airlines ATR-72 plane crashed within the morning hours of January 15 whereas heading from Kathmandu to Pokhara. The crash claimed 72 lives, together with 5 Indians who had been onboard the plane. A complete of 68 passengers and 4 crew members had been on board the plane.

The inquiry committee crew returned to Kathmandu on Monday after analyzing the black field and knowledge voice recorder of the crashed plane in Singapore.

A press release was additionally issued at the moment by the investigation crew.

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Feb 6, 2023