The flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder were recovered from the scene of a passenger plane crash in Pokhara, Nepal, that killed at least 68 of 72 people.
The aircraft crashed on a quiet day with modest winds, less than a minute from its destination. The reason for the Nepal plane crash is still unknown, as reported by AP News.
Nepal Civil Aviation Authority spokesperson Anup Joshi noted that the pilot did not see anything odd as the aircraft neared the airport.
He said that there were no reported weather concerns and that the "mountains were clear and visibility was good." The pilot also noted that there was a mild wind, according to Joshi.
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According to Nepal's Civil Aviation Authority, the plane last made contact with the airport at 10:50 a.m. from a location close to Seti Gorge before the tragedy.
One witness who filmed the Nepal plane crash reported that the plane seemed to be making a routine landing when it abruptly swerved to the left, as per a Nepal plane crash update from HNGN.
One of the Deadliest Aviation Tragedies in History
On both sides of the riverbed on Monday, remnants of the Yeti Airlines jet were disassembled like shattered toys. Nobody is thought to have survived, according to BBC News.
Data from the Aviation Safety Network show that Sunday's mishap was the third-deadliest airplane accident in the history of the Himalayan country, as per a CNN report.
Only two occurrences occurred in 1992-in July and September-where there were more fatalities. In the accidents that involved planes from Pakistan International and Thai Airways, 113 and 167 people died, respectively.
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