ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 180245
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| Date: | Thursday 8 October 2015 |
| Time: | 11:30 |
| Type: |  Comco Ikarus C42 |
| Owner/operator: | Pokhara Ultralight Company |
| Registration: | 9N-ALI |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | a gorge between Mount Annapurna and Mount Machhapuchhre -
 Nepal
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Pokhara |
| Pokhara | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The ultralight plane is missing. 2 occupants was on board, a russian pilot (50) and south african women (40).
Wreckage has not been found yet.
As search operations have been suspended by 4 November 2015, both occupants are presumed to have died.
Om Sunday 13 November 2016 the wreckage of the ultralight plane was found. Both occupants had died in the crash of the plane.
Sources:
https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/ultralight-aircraft-goes-missing-over-pokhara-sky/
https://www.aviationnepal.com/an-ultralight-of-dragon-fly-operation-crashes-in-pokahra-pilot-killed/_
http://admin.myrepublica.com/feature-article/story/29446/ultra-light-aircraft-goes-missing-in-pokhara.html
https://www.onlinekhabar.com/2015/10/336651
https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/whither-did-it-go-whereabouts-of-missing-ultralight-not-traced-yet/
https://www.ecr.co.za/news/news/search-missing-da-leader-called/
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-11/13/c_135826033.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2015 08:41 | gerard57 | Added |
| 08-Oct-2015 10:09 | Iceman29 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Oct-2015 10:11 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 15-Oct-2015 07:31 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Narrative] |
| 15-Oct-2015 16:54 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative] |
| 15-Oct-2015 16:58 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Source] |
| 15-Nov-2015 19:24 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Nov-2016 16:34 | gerard57 | Updated [Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 08-Feb-2017 17:24 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
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