Nepal plane crash: 5 facts about ill-fated Yeti Airlines flight

The 72-seat Yeti Airlines aircraft, which crashed in Nepal’s Pokhara on Sunday killing at least 44 passengers, was 15 years old. It was Nepal’s worst crash in nearly five years.

The twin-engine ATR 72 aircraft operated by Nepal’s Yeti Airlines was carrying 68 passengers, including 15 foreign nationals, and four crew members, Nepal’s Civil Aviation Authority said in a statement. The foreigners included five Indians, four Russians, two South Koreans, and one each from Ireland, Australia, Argentina and France.

Facts about Yeti Airlines 9N-ANC ATR-72 aircraft:
1. The ATR72 is a widely used twin-engine turboprop plane manufactured by a joint venture of Airbus and Italy’s Leonardo.