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Two killed in Goma Air cargo plane crash in Nepal's Lukla airport
A SENIOR pilot and co-pilot were killed and a crew member injured when a cargo flight of Goma Air crashed as it was trying to land at Lukla Airport last Saturday, according to The Kathmandu Post.
The injured flight attendant was airlifted by helicopter to Grande International Hospital in Kathmandu.
On duty air traffic controller Ujjwal Tiwari said the plane's nose hit a mound of earth near the runway as it was preparing to land. "The plane with call sign 9N-AKY slammed into the mound, fell 100 metres and broke into three pieces," he said.
There was no fire and no one on the ground was injured.
The Czech-made Let L-410 short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft was acquired by Goma Air on October 11, 2014.
The airport, the gateway to Mount Everest, is considered one of the "world's most dangerous airports" as it demands courage and precision to fly to the tiny, treacherous runway perched on a steep cliff.
This is the second major crash with casualty since 2008 at Lukla Airport, also known as Tenzing-Hillary Airport after the first men to climb Mount Everest.
On October 8, 2008, Yeti Airlines Flight 103 crashed on final approach and caught fire, killing 18 passengers and crew. The aircraft's captain was the only survivor then.
The injured flight attendant was airlifted by helicopter to Grande International Hospital in Kathmandu.
On duty air traffic controller Ujjwal Tiwari said the plane's nose hit a mound of earth near the runway as it was preparing to land. "The plane with call sign 9N-AKY slammed into the mound, fell 100 metres and broke into three pieces," he said.
There was no fire and no one on the ground was injured.
The Czech-made Let L-410 short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft was acquired by Goma Air on October 11, 2014.
The airport, the gateway to Mount Everest, is considered one of the "world's most dangerous airports" as it demands courage and precision to fly to the tiny, treacherous runway perched on a steep cliff.
This is the second major crash with casualty since 2008 at Lukla Airport, also known as Tenzing-Hillary Airport after the first men to climb Mount Everest.
On October 8, 2008, Yeti Airlines Flight 103 crashed on final approach and caught fire, killing 18 passengers and crew. The aircraft's captain was the only survivor then.
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