A US Bangla Airlines Bombardier Q400 turboprop aircraft has crashed in Nepal while landing at the Tribhuvan International Airport in cap...
A US Bangla Airlines Bombardier Q400 turboprop aircraft has crashed in Nepal while landing at the Tribhuvan International Airport in capital Kathmandu.
The Flight BS211 en route from Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh crashed in Kathmandu at 08:33 UTC after taking off from Dhaka at 06:52 UTC.
Eyewitness reported the aircraft being unstable and wobbling in the air while approaching the Tribhuvan runway.
The BS211 was carrying 71 including 67 passengers and 4 crew members. At least 49 has been killed in the accident, with the death toll expected to rise.
The Q400 twin turboprop with registration S2-AGU was 17 years old.
According to flightradar24 data, the crew had attempted a go around. The aircraft initially descended to 4,400 feet (airport altitude) at 08:26:40, then started to ascend up to 6,600 feet (08:31:30), following which the aircraft stalled and crashed at 08:33:49.
