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       Pilot Pulled the Wrong Levers in Nepal Crash That Killed 72, Investigators Find

       One pilot changed the propeller angle instead of that of the wing flaps while trying to land a Yeti Airlines plane in January, a report said.

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       Rescue teams working at the crash site of the Yeti Airlines aircraft in Pokhara, Nepal, in January. Credit...Yunish Gurung/EPA, via Shutterstock

       By Bhadra Sharma and John Yoon

       Bhadra Sharma reported from Kathmandu, Nepal

       Dec. 29, 2023, 3:50 a.m. ET

       A plane crash that killed dozens of people in Nepal in January was caused by a pilot who pulled the incorrect levers while trying to land, the country’s investigators said Thursday.

       The pilot changed the propeller angle instead of that of the wing flaps, causing a Yeti Airlines plane to lose momentum and fall, killing all 72 people on board, a report by a committee formed by the Nepali government said.

       The ATR-72 plane, a twin-engine propeller aircraft, was on a half-hour flight from the capital, Kathmandu, carrying 68 passengers and four crew members when it crashed on Jan. 15. The pilots were trying to land in Pokhara, a picturesque vacation town of the Himalayas.

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       John Yoon is a Times reporter based in Seoul who covers breaking and trending news. More about John Yoon

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