Vincent Kelly, aged 50, and Darren Kelly, aged 45, were among 19 people killed in the crash on September 28, 2012.
Five other British tourists — Raymond Eagle, 58, Christopher Davey, 51, Timothy Oakes, 57, Stephen Holding, 60, and Benjamin Ogden, 27 — died in the crash.
An inquest will be held into the deaths of the seven tourists at Warrington Coroners Court on Tuesday, April 8. The hearing is expected to last one day.
Vincent Kelly, of The Hamlet Lostock, a married father of two children, was an avid fundraiser for Bolton Lads and Girls’ Club. He had raised funds to help the club replace its old Astroturf sports pitch by cycling 874 miles from John O’Groats to Land’s End in 2011.
Mr Kelly, who worked at Doric Developments, had planned to take part in and Atlantic rowing challenge to raise money for the charity’s mentoring scheme.
He was described by friends as a “fantastic and genuine guy”.
His younger brother, Darren, was married and known for his passion for diving and living. His widow, Jannine said he was “kind, thoughtful and always enjoyed a chat and a joke”.
He was as a property developer and businessman who was said to be semi-retired. He had moved to the Isle of Whithorn, a village in southern Galloway. His last address was listed as Canada Street, Heatherley, Stockport.
The brothers grew up in Bolton and were laid to rest at a joint ceremony at St Mary’s Church in Deane.
The twin-engine propeller Dornier plane crashed shortly after take-off at about 6.15am local time near Nepal's capital, Kathmandu.
Five Chinese people and three passengers and four crew members from the Himalayan country were also killed.
Source: http://www.thisislancashire.co.uk
NTSB Identification: DCA12RA153
Accident occurred Friday, September 28, 2012 in Kathmandu, Nepal
Aircraft: , registration:
Injuries: 19 Fatal.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. The foreign authority was the source of this information.
On September 28, 2012, a Sita Air Dornier 228, registration 9N-AHA, with Garrett (Honeywell) TPE 331 engines, reported a bird strike shortly and crash shortly after takeoff from Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport (KTM), Kathmandu, Nepal. The three crew members and 16 passengers onboard were fatally injured and the airplane was destroyed. The flight was a regularly scheduled passenger flight from KTM to Lukla Airport (LUA), Lukla, Nepal.
The investigation is being conducted by the Nepal Ministry of Tourism. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacture and Design of the engines.
