Tourist plane crash kills 19 in Nepal
By Deepak Adhikari | China Daily | Updated: 2011-09-26 08:10
KATHMANDU, Nepal - An aircraft taking tourists on a sightseeing trip crashed into a hillside near the Nepalese capital Kathmandu on Sunday, killing all 19 people on board.
The Buddha Air Beechcraft plane, carrying 10 Indians, two US citizens, one Japanese and three local passengers, came down in heavy rain and fog at Godavari, around 10 kilometers from Kathmandu.
The three Nepalese crew also died in the accident as the plane smashed into wooded slopes, leaving the fuselage broken into several pieces.
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