A Tara Air Twin Otter plane going to Jomsom from Pokhara has gone out of contact.
"The plane was scheduled to land at the Jomsom Airport at 10:15 in the morning. We have received information that it has gone out of contact after entering Mustang district," Chief of Mustang Police Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Ram Kumar Dani told Setopati. "We are looking for the plane."
The plane flown by Captain Prabhakar Ghimire was carrying 22 persons including three crew members and 19 passengers. The passengers included 13 Nepalis, four Indians and two from other countries.
The plane was flying just behind a Summit Air plane and both the planes contacted the Jomsom Airport after entering Mustang, according to Chief of Jomsom Airport Pushkal Sharma.
“The Summit plane landed. While trying to contact the Tara plane just behind to give permission for landing, contact could not be established,” Sharma told Setopati. “The pilot did not hint about any problem in the plane to the air traffic controller.”
The planes going to Jomsom generally contact the Jomsom tower after reaching Lete. Sharma revealed that Captain Ghimire talked normally as in other times after entering Mustang.
The plane was flying at an altitude of 12,825 feet when it lost contact at 10:07 in the morning, according to Flightradar data.
