Nepal suffered its worst air crash in 30 years, when a passenger plane carrying 72 passengers crashed, plunging the wreckage into a deep pit, and the scene was filled with a strong smell of burning. Although the cause of the crash is unknown, footage before and at the moment of the crash reveals a great deal of detail about the accident.
The wreckage of the plane fell into a deep pit
A passenger plane with 72 people on board crashed
Global network news, a Nepalese passenger plane crashed in the Pokhara area, the passenger plane carried 68 passengers and 4 crew members, including 6 children and 62 adults. The flight also carried 15 foreign passengers from seven countries: India, Russia, South Korea, Argentina, France, Australia and Ireland. Search and rescue efforts are currently underway, some bodies have been recovered, and the number of victims continues to rise.
After the accident, Nepalese Prime Minister Prachanda urgently convened a cabinet meeting to deploy relevant work. In the afternoon of the same day, he had already rushed to the airport near the scene of the incident, and he also urged local government agencies and security personnel to speed up rescue work through his Twitter account. The Government of Nepal has set up a five-member commission of inquiry that will investigate the matter and submit a report within 45 days. Meanwhile, Nepal designated 16 January as a national day of mourning.
At the scene of the accident, rescuers are searching for it
The accident occurred over an old airport, and the plane caught fire in the air, emitting sparks and smoke. Gyanendra Bul, an information officer at Nepal's Civil Aviation Authority, said the plane crashed for technical reasons and was not a weather problem. However, the cause of the accident has not yet been determined, and there are different opinions on this. Another public opinion pointed out that Nepal Airlines has frequent accidents, the safety management level of the country's airlines needs to be greatly improved, the quality of personnel needs to be trained and improved, and the old small aircraft need to be updated.
Lots of detail exposure
As the incident continued to ferment, a large number of pictures of the accident flowed. Footage taken by local media and the public showed the passenger plane flipping nearly 90 degrees at low altitude and swooping into the ground. Local residents said the plane swayed from side to side and suddenly the nose fell and rushed into the canyon. At the scene of the incident, the wreckage of the aircraft was in a deep pit, and a strong burning smell could be smelled.
The plane rolled over and flew to the ground
Witnesses who were near the airport at the time also said that the crashed plane flew from an unusual direction, suddenly emitting thick smoke in the air and making abnormal sounds. The witness believes the plane crashed while trying to make a sharp turn in a narrow space. There were some bent bamboo on the ground at the crash site, suggesting that the plane made a landing attempt before crashing, but eventually crashed into a river. According to Puna Thakur, director of Tribhuvan International Airport, the pilot of the crashed airliner was in contact with the tower until the last moment.
In addition, on the crashed plane, an Indian passenger broadcast live in the cabin, recording the cabin footage of the crash. Video footage shows that the passenger was still communicating with his companion at the time, and suddenly the plane began to shake violently, and the frightened passengers screamed and cried, and then the scene turned into a sea of fire.
Nepal Airlines accidents are frequent
In fact, Nepal has had many fatal aircraft accidents over the past 30 years, and the Pokhara region where this accident occurred is even more frequent due to its complex terrain. Last May, a small passenger plane carrying 22 people crashed on a hillside in the area, killing all 22 people on board.
Air accidents in Nepal are frequent
Public opinion pointed out that Nepal is a mountainous country, the terrain is complex, the airport is all in the mountains, the water vapor from the Indian Ocean meets the towering mountains, easy to produce rainy and foggy weather, resulting in poor visibility here, and it is ten times more difficult for an airplane to land here than the plains. Although the pilots are very skilled, they are still prone to accidents, and aviation accidents are frequent. In addition, the aging of aircraft and frequent mechanical failures are also the causes of frequent air accidents. After all, machines, like people, also need maintenance and upkeep, otherwise the failure rate will increase. It is hoped that with the development of science and technology, air traffic can be made safer.
Another public opinion believes that for air accidents, the relevant governments should not only find the cause of the accident, but also further strengthen the logistics support and technical services of the crew to reduce the occurrence of air accidents.