At least 68 people were killed Sunday when an aircraft went down near the city of Pokhara in central Nepal, a government official said, the country’s deadliest plane crash in more than 30 years.

In 2012, an Agni Air plane flying from Pokhara to Jomsom crashed, killing 15 people. Six people survived. In 2014, a Nepal Airlines plane flying from Pokhara to Jumla crashed, killing all 18 on board.

Seventy-two people -- four crew members and 68 passengers -- were on board the ATR-72 plane operated by Nepal's Yeti Airlines when it crashed, Yeti Airlines spokesman Sudarshan Bartaula said.

Yeti Airlines flight from Kathmandu to Pokhara, Nepal crashed Sunday, killing all 72 passengers. By Greg Norman Fox News. Published January 17, 2023 9:40am EST. Facebook ...

An aircraft in Nepal plummeted into a river gorge on Sunday, killing at least 68 people of the 72 believed to be on board, the country's civil aviation authority announced.

The Pokhara International Airport was not equipped with a functioning instrument landing system, Jagannath Niroula, a spokesperson for Nepal's civil aviation authority, told the AP.

A plane with 72 people on board crashed in Nepal Sunday morning — killing at least 68 people, according to an army spokesman and reports.. The Yeti Airline plane was carrying 68 passengers and 4 ...

Nepal is one of the most challenging countries in the world for aviation because of treacherous terrain and weather. It has seen 67 fatal air crashes in the last 60 years. The most recent accident was ...

At least 68 people were killed Sunday when an aircraft went down near the city of Pokhara in central Nepal, a government official said, the country’s deadliest plane crash in more than 30 years.