Tara Air Flight 197

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.

On 29 May 2022, the flight lost contact with air traffic controllers at 10:07 local time. The aircraft crashed in Mustang District, but the number of deaths and survivors are unknown.

Search and rescue efforts were called off later that day because of snowfall at the suspected crash site.

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.

NationalityPassengersCrewTotalNepali13316Indian404German202Total19322

References

Category:2022 disasters in Asia
Category:2022 in Nepal
Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in 2022
Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in Asia
Category:Disasters in Nepal
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