Twin-Engine Aircraft Crash Near Simara Airport (9N-AFL)

Incident Overview and Departure Details A twin-engine aircraft departed from Simara Airport at 1457 local time on a scheduled flight to Kathmandu. The aircraft was carrying a total of 10 people on board at the time of departure. The flight was operating under marginal weather conditions, which were noted as a factor in the subsequent events. The specific aircraft type, registration, and operator were not provided in the official source material, and therefore are not included in this account to maintain strict factual accuracy based solely on the provided text. The departure was part of a regular scheduled service, indicating a commercial or regular air transport operation, though the exact nature of the operator is not specified in the source.