Anju Khatiwada’s aviation career was inspired by the 2006 death of her spouse in a Yeti Airlines tragedy. It is still unclear what caused the catastrophic crash in Nepal on Sunday.
The co-pilot of Nepal’s tragic plane disaster had lost her husband. Who was also a pilot, 16 years prior in another Yeti Airlines catastrophe.
Anju Khatiwada, 44, was the co-pilot on Sunday’s deadly flight from Kathmandu to Pokhara airport that crashed into a gorge in clear weather, killing at least 70 people.
Ms. Khatiwada’s career in aviation was inspired by the death of her husband. Dipak Pokhrel, on a Yeti Airlines flight that crashed mere minutes before landing in 2006.
No survivors have been found among the 72 passengers on Sunday’s flight. Which was Nepal’s deadliest plane crash in 30 years.
Ms. Khatiwada used the insurance money she received following Mr. Pokhrel’s death in a Yeti Airlines crash in the western town of Jumla to pay for her pilot training, according to airline spokeswoman Sudarshan Bartaula.
He stated that her remains have not been identified, but she is presumed deceased.
Mr. Bartuala stated that Ms. Khatiwada had more than 6,400 flight hours and had previously flown the 27-minute popular tourist route from Kathmandu to Pokhara.
16-year-old Yeti Airlines crash killed co-husband. pilot’s
The cause of the disaster of the ATR-72 aircraft, which was believed to have rolled from side to side before falling in a ravine near the Pokhara airport and catching fire is still unknown.
Rescuers have been sifting through rubble-strewn down a 300-meter-deep valley in search of unaccounted-for passengers.
Monday, searchers located the flight’s cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder in good condition. A finding that will undoubtedly assist investigators in determining the cause of the disaster.
An official reported that there were little children among the passengers on the flight.
Ajay KC, a Pokhara police inspector involved in the rescue efforts, stated: “Small children were among the passengers. Some may have been burned and perished without being discovered. We shall persist in our search for them.”
Ruan Calum Crighton, a British national, and victims from Nepal, India, Russia, South Korea, Argentina, Australia, and France are among the victims of the crash.
According to Nepal’s Civil Aviation Authority, the airplane was carrying 68 passengers. Including 15 international nationals, as well as four staff members.
Captain Kamal KC’s body has been retrieved and recognized.
Pokhara hospitals conducting postmortems were surrounded by grieving family members awaiting the return of their loved ones’ bodies, as shown on television.
The crash occurs less than a year after a Tara Air crash in which 22 passengers were killed.
