DEADLY NEPAL PLANE CRASHES OVER THE LAST DECADE THAT SHOOK THE WORLD

Pokhara crash

A passenger plane with 72 people, including five Indians, crashed into a river gorge in Pokhara, killing at least 68 people onboard.

A common occurrence

Nepal, with its mountainous terrain, has a history of air crashes. Here are the deadliest of them in the last decade.

January 15, 2023

At least 68 people, including 5 Indians, dead as passenger plane crashes into a river gorge in Pokhara while landing.

May 29, 2022

A plane crashed 15 minutes after taking off from Pokhara, killing 16 Nepalis, 4 Indians and 2 Germans.

February 27, 2019

A plane crashed 15 minutes after taking off from Pokhara, killing 16 Nepalis, 4 Indians and 2 Germans.

March 12, 2018

A Bangladeshi airliner crashed due to cloudy weather, killing 51 out of 71 people on board, while it was landing in Kathmandu.

February 26, 2016

A small plane crashed in western Nepal’s Kalikot district, where two people were feared dead.

February 24, 2016

All 23 people on board a small plane died when it crashed in bad weather while flying from Pokhara.

February 16, 2014

Another bad weather air crash killed all 18 people on board a small aircraft.