Aircraft Malfunction Gave A Traumatising Experience To 71 Passengers!

A US-Bangla airplane flying from Bangladesh airline got dunk and went off the runway when it was about to land on the east side of Tribhuvan International Airport’s runway(TIA), Kathmandu Post.

Time and Place Of Happening



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This incident happened around 14:20 local time (08:35 GMT) when plane got crashed while landing and ended up in the east side of Tribhuvan International Airport’s runway(TIA), Kathmandu Post.

Fire Fighters Extinguishing Fire



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Aircraft crashed with so much force that it caught fire. This picture was captured when the fire extinguishers battled to stop the burning airplane to rescue passengers.

No. Of Passengers Travelling in this Plane Source

The aircraft was carrying around 67 passengers and 4 crew members. Only 17 people have been rescued while 8 have died as per the sources, while no news exists in place about the remaining people, we pray for the departed soul and hope people struggling for life get rescued.

The Model Of Plane Source

The model of the plane that got crashed was “S2-AGU”, a Bombardier Dash 8 Q400.

The Airport Spokesman-Birendra Prasad Shrestha

Said:“We are trying to bring the fire under control.

Details are awaited,”

he said, adding that the airport had been shut down and all other flights diverted. “We’re now concentrating on evacuating the passengers.”

Experience Of Passengers



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It’s undoubtedly a traumatizing experience for the passengers traveling in this airplane. We hope all passengers are safely taken out of this plane and maximum lives get saved.

Check Out This Youtube Video Covering This Incident Live..!!