Footage before US-Bangla plane crash

International Desk Published: 15 March 2018, 02:47 PM | Updated: 15 March 2018, 03:20 PM

In this video posted by a local news portal shikharnews.com on Tuesday shows the flight of US-Bangla Airlines flying very low (at least 200 feet  from ground), prior to the crash, at Gagalphedi- around 18 km North-East of Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, reports The Kathmandu Post.

The video shows it nearly crashed at a foothill of a hill. At this point the passenger on board the aircraft, before the crash, said they saw tree and bushes from the window. The video shows the aircraft making a tilt prior to gaining altitude with white light visible from the wing tip that illuminate the terrain.

Locals were heard saying- "The aircraft has lost its way. It is flying. It is flying. Which airlines is this? It looks like a new plane."

The video shows that the aircraft had left the landing gear down indicating that it was preparing to land.