Nepal military spokesman Narayan Silwal reported the discovery, saying soldiers “physically located the crash site”. Rescue teams have recovered 14 bodies so far, according to Reuters.

The machine was found in Kowang, reported ANI.

Bad weather made it difficult to find the engine. This apparently also caused the accident, said Interior Ministry official Binod BK

The Tara Air Twin Otter aircraft, on a scheduled route, lost contact with the control tower about 12 minutes after taking off from Pokhara, five minutes before landing, according to the airline. The airline said there were 22 people on board, including three crew members — four Indians, two Germans and 16 Nepalese. Among the passengers were seven women.

Canadian-built Twin Otter engines that crashed were adapted for take-off and landing on short runways. Planes on this route fly between mountains and then land in valleys during flights that last around twenty minutes. According to the authorities, at no other airport would it be possible to land on the connecting route frequently used by tourists for expeditions to the mountains.

Eight out of 14 eight thousand in the world, including the highest mountain in the world, Mount Everest, is located on the territory of Nepal. In a country with very mountainous terrain and rapid changes in weather, plane crashes are relatively common. In addition, most airports are located in places that are difficult to reach by other means of transport.

The airport in Jomsom, where the plane crashed, is often described as one of the most dangerous in the world – it is situated at an altitude of 2,682 meters above sea level and has one asphalt runway. This is the starting point for foreign lovers of highland tourism, who go from here to the Annapurna mountainous region, and for Hindu pilgrims, whose destination is the revered Muktinath temple.