Kathmandu- Makalu Air’s cargo plane 9N-AJU en route from Surkhet to Simikot has crashed in Bahun Kharka, Humla district.
Deputy Director General of Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) Rajan Pokharel confirmed that Pilot Kiran Bhattarai and Co-pilot Aditya Nepali died in the crash. The accident occurred at an altitude of 12, 800 feet. The plane took off from Surkhet to Humla district headquarters Simikot. Makalu Air has three single-engine Cessna 208B Grand Caravan aircrafts to its fleet.
