Nepal plane crash kills all 22 on board

All the 22 people including the passengers and crew members on board a small passenger plane that crashed in a mountainous area in eastern Nepal were killed, police said Thursday after a rescue team reached the site.

The Twin Otter plane carrying three crew and 19 passengers including one American smashed into a mountainside shortly after taking off from a small airstrip 140 kilometres (90 miles) east of Kathmandu on Wednesday afternoon.

We have recovered 20 bodies. We are still searching for the other two, but we can be sure there are no survivors, police spokesman Bigyan Raj Sharma told the reporters. The aircraft has broken up completely and is scattered over 200 metres (yards) of dense forest.It is not yet known what caused the Tara Air plane to crash.

Sharma said the bodies of the victims would be flown by helicopter to Kathmandu later Thursday. The United States embassy in Kathmandu confirmed that one was an American citizen and said it was in contact with the man’s family. The other passengers were initially thought to have been Nepalese, but media reports suggested they may have been Bhutanese pilgrims who claimed to be locals to qualify for a cheaper air fare. This could not immediately be confirmed, but Sharma said identity documents from Bhutan had been found at the crash site. Khotang, the remote district in eastern Nepal where the plane took off, is not a major tourist destination, but it is home to two sites of religious significance, a Hindu temple and a Buddhist monastery.

Air travel is popular in Nepal, which has only a very limited road network. Many communities, particularly in the mountains and hills, are accessible only on foot or by air.Aviation accidents are relatively common, particularly during the summer monsoon, when visibility is usually at its worst. Last month, a helicopter crashed near Mount Everest during a mission to rescue two stranded climbers, killing the pilot and an engineer. In August, a plane headed for the Everest region crashed in bad weather killing all 14 people on board, including four Americans, a Japanese and a British national.

An investigation blamed the crash on a power failure. It said the plane’s generator failed and the pilot did not follow the proper procedures to conserve the remaining battery power.Tara Air is a subsidiary of Yeti Airlines, a privately owned domestic airline founded in 1998 which runs a service to many remote destinations across Nepal.Yeti’s last major accident was in 2008 when a passenger plane crashed on landing at Lukla airport, the gateway to Mount Everest, killing all 19 people on board, most of them German tourists.

Airplane slips off runway at Ottawa airport

OTTAWA: A United Airlines jet operated under the banner United Express slid off the runway in heavy rain at the Ottawa airport, injuring the pilot, the airport authority told AFP on Wednesday.

“At 2:30 p.m. local time, we were notified that an Embraer aircraft slid off the runway,” airport authority spokeswoman Krista Kealey said.

The flight with 33 passengers and three crew onboard originated from Dulles airport in the US capital, Washington.

“None of the passengers were seriously hurt, but the pilot suffered minor injuries, and is being transfered to hospital,” Kealey said, adding the passengers had sinced cleared customs.

Paramedics and fire crews were at the scene. An investigation into the accident would be conducted, Kealey said.

Small plane crashes near Toronto, 2 killed

MONTREAL: A small plane has crashed onto the roof of an office building near Toronto, killing the pilot and his passenger, police said.

The single-engine Cirrus SR-20 crashed in Markham, Ontario following an explosion, according to witness reports in Canadian media. The police declined to elaborate on what damage was done to the building.

The 14 employees of a toy company Thinkway Toys, were able to be evacuated, and two were injured, local media said.

Authorities were investigating the cause of the crash.

Moderate quake hits Indonesia

JAKARTA: A moderate 5.9-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia”s West Nusa Tenggara province Saturday, the local meteorological and geophysics agency said, but no tsunami alert was issued.

The quake struck at a depth of 10 kilometres (six miles), 68 kilometres northwest of Raba at 10:22 am (0322 GMT), according to the agency.

There were no immediate reports of damage.

Indonesia sits on the Pacific “Ring of Fire”, where the meeting of continental plates causes high volcanic and seismic activity.

Highway Patrol plane crashes; pilot killed

IMPERIAL: Authorities said a small California Highway Patrol plane has crashed near the San Diego County border, killing the pilot.

Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor said search crews found the wreckage of the Cessna 206 late Friday afternoon, about 12 miles (19 kilometers) northeast of Agua Caliente Springs.

The pilot was the only person on board, and he died at the scene.

The cause of the crash is under investigation. No other details were released.

Air Arabia plane makes emergency landing in Karachi

KARACHI: An Air Arabia plane had to make an emergency landing at Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport on Sunday after a fire broke out in its cargo section during flight.

All people on board are safe.

According to reports, the fire erupted somewhere in the cargo section of passenger aircraft, forcing the pilot to immediately make an emergency landing at the Karachi airport.

The plane landed at 4:10pm.

Mangla, Tarbela water level rises

LAHORE: Water level in Mangla and Tarbela dams has continuously increasing.

Water level in Mangla Dam has risen 54.6 ft higher than dead level whereas in Tarbela water level has risen 5.88 ft higher than dead level.

According to Meteorology Department, water level in Mangla Dam is 1094.60 ft whereas in Tarbela it is 1383.88 ft.

In Mangla Dam, water flow is 55,793 cusec and water exit is 28,000 cusec. In Tarbela Dam, water flow is 43,900 cusec and exit is 28,000 cusec.

Peshawar to be lit with solar lights

PESHAWAR: Peshawar will witness the sun-powered streetlights soon, as a project has been set off in this connection on tentatively in the city to tackle the power crisis, Geo News reported Thursday.

Peshawar Development Authority started the project in Hayatabad, where on two points, streetlights energized by solar energy, have been installed.

A streetlight accompanys two batteries of 50 kilogram and solar plates.

According to the PDA, these lights will be installed in different areas of Hayatabad if the pilot project turns out successful.

Lancair Iv Plane Hits

Latest News: HILTON HEAD, S.C.  —  A 38-year-old father of two was jogging and listening to his iPod when he was hit from behind and killed by a small plane making an emergency landing on the beach, officials said Tuesday.

Robert Gary Jones of Woodstock, Ga., was killed instantly on Hilton Head Island on Monday evening, said Beaufort County Coroner Ed Allen.

The single-engine plane had lost its propeller and the pilot’s vision was blocked by oil on the windshield, Allen said.

Jones was married and had two children, the coroner said.

“Apparently he did not see nor hear the plane,” Allen said. “The plane was basically gliding.”

Hilton Head fire and rescue spokeswoman Joheida Fister said the identities of the pilot and a passenger on the Experimental Lancair IV-P plane were not released. The two were not injured.

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