Initial Yeti Airlines ATR 72 Crash Report Points To Feathered Engines

Chen Chuanren February 16, 2023
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Rescuers search the crash site after a Yeti Airlines ATR 72 crashed in Pokhara, Nepal, on Jan. 15.

Credit: Prabin Ranabhat/Sipa USA/Alamy Stock Photo
The preliminary report into the recent crash of a Yeti Airlines ATR 72 in Nepal indicates that both engines on the turboprop were feathered moments before the fatal accident, causing the aircraft to lose thrust and crash. Flight NYT691 from Kathmandu to Pokhara crashed near the new Pokhara airport...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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