DALLAS – A Tara Air (TB) De Havilland DHC-6-300 Twin Otter carrying 22 people went missing early Sunday morning while flying from Pokhara to Jomsom, Nepal.
According to Nepal’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAAN), the Twin Otter took off at 9:55 am local time and lost communication with air traffic control around 12 minutes into the flight. The flight time between the two cities is about 20-25 minutes. Pokhara is located approximately 80 miles west of Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital.
According to an air traffic controller at Jomsom Airport, they have an unconfirmed report about loud noise in Ghasa of Jomsom, but authorities read more ⇒
Source:: “Airways Magazine”