Horror: Pilot And Co-Pilot Dead As Plane Comes Crashing Into A Hillside

It has been reported two people have died after a cargo plane crashed in Nepal during bad weather Wednesday.

 

This is the latest aviation accident in the impoverished Himalayan nation.

 

According to a report by the Agence France Presse, AFP, the Makalu Air flight lost contact moments after takeoff and crashed into a hillside not far from its destination in the remote northwestern district of Humla.

 

The wreckage was found scattered across a mountain at an altitude of 3,900 metres (12,800 feet).

 

“Bodies of both the pilot and co-pilot have been recovered from the crash site,” district chief Madhav Prasad Dhungana told AFP.

 

 

Nepal has a poor road network and many remote mountain communities rely on planes and helicopters to bring in basic goods.

 

But the country has a dismal safety record, which is largely blamed on inadequate maintenance and poor management.

 

Nepal-based airlines are banned from flying in European Union airspace because of safety concerns.