Fears held for 22 aboard a Tara Air aircraft that crashed near Lete in Nepal

The Twin Otter was carrying four Indian nationals, two Germans and 11 Nepalis along with three crew members. The last contact was at 9.50 am near Lete Pass. A Tara Airlines source told The Indian Express that “there has been no word officially on the condition of the passengers, we fear the worst.” According to The Times of India, an air traffic controller at Jomsom Airport says there was an unconfirmed report about a loud noise reported in the Ghasa region of Jomsom. It is reported that it has been raining in the area for the past few days but flights have been operating normally. Aviation Herald reported that the "Twin Otter, was en-route at 13,000 feet about 16nm south of Jomsom, about to enter the valley for the approach into Jomsom near Lete Pass, when the aircraft disappeared from radar." It noted that "the CAA Nepal reported last contact with the aircraft had been at 10:07L (04:22Z) near Ghode Pani (according to ADS-B data the aircraft overflew the village at 04:20Z and began to turn north over the village) approaching Lete Pass, no further contact occurred." About AirlineRatings.com Airlineratings.com was developed to provide everyone in the world a one-stop shop for everything related to airlines, formed by a team of aviation editors, who have forensically researched nearly every airline in the world. Our rating system is rated from one to seven stars on safety – with seven being the highest ranking. Within each airline, you will find the country of origin, airline code, booking URL and seat map information. The rating system takes into account a number of different factors related to audits from aviation’s governing bodies, lead associations, as well as the airlines, own safety data. Every airline has a safety rating breakdown so you can see exactly how they rate. Over 230 of the airlines on the site that carry 99 per cent of the world’s passengers have a product rating. Given that low cost, regional and full-service carriers are so different we have constructed a different rating system for each which can be found within each airline.