The 10 passengers including a child in the Cessna Caravan aircraft of Makalu Airlines sustained minor injuries as the plane crash landed in the mountainous district Mugu near famous Rara lake.
Captain Pradip Jung Shah is said to be seriously injured in the incident but he and his colleague are out of danger, according to airport authorities.
The accident took place at 4.50 pm as the aircraft skidded off the Talcha Airport runway in Mugu while it was landing.
The aircraft overran the runway during landing and a small blaze erupted in the cockpit, said an airport staff.
The plane took off from Nepalgunj airport in the afternoon.
The injured people have been flown back to Nepalgunj where they will get necessary medical treatment, the airport staff said.
Earlier in September, a small plane crashed near here killing all 19 people on board, mostly foreign tourists.
MUGU, NOV 21 - A single-engine Cessna Caravan of Makalu Air suffered a minor crash at Talcha airport in Mugu district on Monday evening. The 9-NAJN aircraft skidded off the runway and hit a rock 200 metres ahead at around 4:00 pm.
Capt Pradip Jung Shah was seriously injured, while the co-pilot sustained a minor injury. Two of the nine passengers on board were airlifted to Kathmandu for treatment by another aircraft of the company, said Mugu Chief District Officer Surya Bahadur Khatri.
The flight was chartered from Nepalgunj to Mugu. Makalu Air, that runs chartered flights, is based in Nepalgunj. It was established in 2009.
Earlier, the airport has witnessed three plane accidents. Pilots have long been complaining about difficulties in operating flights to and from the airstrip with a narrow runway.
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