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Nepal Plane Crash: Tara Air's De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter, all you need to know- IN PICS

On May 29 (Sunday) morning, a Twin Otter 9N-AET plane belonging to Tara Air crashed in Nepal went missing. The small plane was travelling from Pokhara to Jomson, a popular tourist destination in the Himalayas and took off at 10:15 am from Pokhara. The missing plane was carrying four Indians, two Germans and 13 Nepalese nationals, with 3 crew members. By late evening, with helps of locals and by tracking pilot's phone, the location of ill-fated plane was ascertianed and the wreckage was spotted. On Monday morning (May 30), Nepali Army shared the wreckage of the plane, confirming the fate of the plane. Initial reports suggest that all 22 onboard were killed the crash, with 14 bodies already recovered. Nepal, home to the world's highest mountain, does have a record of accidents on its extensive domestic air network, with changeable weather and airstrips in difficult mountain locations.

Check the images of the Twin Otter plane operated by Tara Air here:

Arjit Garg|

Updated:May 30, 2022, 01:41 PM IST

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Tara Air's De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter plane

A turboprop Twin Otter 9N-AET plane belonging to Tara Air went missing on Sunday morning in a mountainous region in Nepal and had four Indian nationals, two Germans and 13 Nepali passengers, besides a three-member Nepali crew.

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Tara Air's wreckage first image

Tara Air is the newest and biggest airline service provider in the Nepalese mountains, according to the airline website. It started its business in 2009 with the mission of helping develop rural Nepal.

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Nepal map showing Pokhara & Jomson

The plane with 22 onboard, including 19 passengers and 3 crew members was travelling from tourist town of Pokhara, 125 kilometres (80 miles) west of the capital, Kathmandu, and was bound for Jomsom, about 80 km (50 miles) northwest of Pokhara, a popular tourist and a pilgrimage site.

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Tara Air's De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter plane

Tara Air was operating a De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter plane, which has been flying in Nepal for 50 years now. Due to treacherous terrain, small planes are used to reach high altitude cities. The plane had 21 known accidnets in last 50 years.

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Tara Air's De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter plane on runway

In 2016, all 23 people aboard were killed when a plane of the same airline flying the same route crashed after takeoff. A plane belonging to Agni flying from Pokhara to Jomsom crashed near Jomsom airport on May 14, 2012, killing 15 people.

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Tara Air Plane crash site

The wreckage of a plane lost in Nepal’s mountains was found Monday scattered on a mountainside and 14 of the 22 people on board were confirmed dead, the army said. Rescuers recovered 14 bodies from the crash site, said Teknath Sitaula of Tribhuwan International Airport in Kathmandu.

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Tara Air's De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter plane

Nepal is home to eight of the world's 14 highest mountains, including the world's highest peak, Mount Everest, and has a record of air accidents, mostly small aircrafts, who find it difficult to land on a tough terrain.