DHAKA: Nepal launched investigation after retrieving the flight data recorder from the wreckage of the US-Bangla Airlines plane that crashed, killing at least 50 people on board, as it attempted to land at Kathmandu, reports SBS News. 

“The flight data recorder has been recovered we have kept it safely,” said Raj Kumar Chettri, the airport's general manager, adding that an investigation into the cause the crash had begun.

The US-Bangla plane involved in the crash was a Bombardier Q400 series aircraft. It was carrying 71 people and was en route from Dhaka.

Canadian plane maker Bombardier said it was sending an air safety investigator to the site, as well as a field service representative.

The US-Bangla Airlines plane was arriving from Dhaka when it clipped the fence at Kathmandu and burst into flames.

A total of 22 persons were rescued alive from the terrifying crash. Of them, one of the pilots succumbed to injuries Tuesday.

BDST: 1349 HRS, MAR 13, 2018
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