Sonu Jaiswal, 25, started a live stream on Facebook just before his plane crashed, an accident that caused his death and that of 72 other people.
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Yeti Airlines flight 691 departed from Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, on January 15, 2023, and was traveling to Pokhara. But tragedy struck as the plane was about to land.
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A 90-second clip was recorded as the aircraft approached the runway, flying over buildings and green fields around Pokhara. Jaiswal filmed the picturesque scenes he could see from his seat as the plane began to descend rapidly.
Voices of panicked people can be heard in the background of the clip, before a loud, screeching noise takes over. Although Jaiswal could no longer be seen on the screen, his phone continued to record the burning plane.
The young man’s family did not believe he had died until they saw the distressing video. “We couldn’t believe the news until we saw the video. It was painful,” said Deepak, the victim’s brother, to the Associated Press at the time.
All the passengers on the flight lost their lives in the fatal accident. Three babies and three children were among the deceased. More than a year later, an inquiry found that the accident occurred as a result of a pilot accidentally pulling the wrong levers.
The HM Coroner’s Court for North London heard, as part of an inquiry into the death of British passenger Ruan Crighton, that one of the pilots had mistakenly changed the propeller angle instead of the wing flaps, reported BBC News.
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