A passenger plane has crashed and caught fire shortly after taking off from Nepal ’s capital, Kathmandu, killing 18 people, aviation officials say. The pilot was the only survivor of Wednesday ... Nepal Plane Crash highlights: Saurya Airlines flight crashes during takeoff in Kathmandu. A total of 18 people have died in the Kathmandu plane crash . On 24 July 2024, a Bombardier CRJ200LR operated by Saurya Airlines crashed shortly after takeoff from Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal , killing 18 out of the 19 people on board. [1][2] The aircraft was operating a ferry flight to Pokhara to conduct a maintenance check and was carrying three crew members and sixteen passengers, mostly consisting of Saurya employees. [3] During takeoff, the aircraft rapidly rolled both left and right before losing altitude. The right wing ... The plane slipped off the runway at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu. 18 bodies were recovered, and the pilot survived with some injuries.