Aug 4, 2016- A single-engine aircraft belonging to Makalu Air made a force landing at a river in Simikot on Thursday afternoon, after encountering engine failure. No casualty has been reported.
The Cessna Caravan that took off for Surkhet from Simikot reported engine failure on the sky at 3:45pm and made a force-landing after nine minutes at Hedung River, said Devendra KC, spokesperson of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. “There were no passengers on board the aircraft,” he added.
Captain Sange Lama and co-pilot Prashant Shah, who sustained minor injuries, have been airlifted to Simikot.
Source: ekantipur.com
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