Tara Air Flight 197 was a scheduled Tara Air flight from Pokhara Airport to Jomsom Airport in Nepal. 22 people (19 passengers and 3 crew members) were on board. Tara Air is known to be one of the most unsafe airlines in the world.[1]
On 29 May 2022, the flight lost contact with air traffic controllers at 10:07 local time.[4] The aircraft crashed in Mustang District, but the number of deaths and survivors are unknown.[5]
Search and rescue efforts were called off later that day because of snowfall at the suspected crash site.[6]
Victims
The flight was carrying 22 occupants, and the 19 passengers consisted of 13 Nepalis, four Indians and two Germans. There were two pilots and a flight attendant among the 13 Nepalis on the flight. NDTV stated that the four Indian passengers were members of the same family from Mumbai.[7]
| Nationality |
Passengers |
Crew |
Total
|
| Nepali |
13 |
3 |
16
|
| Indian |
4 |
0 |
4
|
| German |
2 |
0 |
2
|
| Total |
19 |
3 |
22[8]
|
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