2 Die in Second Deadly Plane Crash in Nepal in a Week

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KATHMANDU, Nepal — A pilot and co-pilot were killed when a small passenger plane crashed on Friday in a mountainous area in western Nepal, an official said, the second fatal aviation accident in the country this week.

The nine passengers on board were injured when the plane went down in the district of Kalikot, said Pradeep Shrestha, the chief officer in the region.

Initial reports showed that the Air Kasthamandap plane was trying to make an emergency landing after noon because of a technical problem, said Pratap Babu Tiwari, an official at the Civil Aviation Office in Nepalganj.

The plane, which was traveling to Jumla from Nepalganj, crashed in a remote area about a four-hour walk from the nearest town, Mr. Shrestha said. The Nepalese police and helicopters were sent to the crash site.

On Wednesday, 23 people were killed in a plane crash northwest of Kathmandu that the authorities attributed to harsh weather conditions, including snow, rain and fog.

Nepal has a poor record on flight safety, and in 2013, the European Union banned all Nepal-based airlines from flying in the airspace of the 28-member bloc.