<p>The aircraft was carrying 19 passengers, mostly Nepali pilgrims who had gone to worship at a venerated Shiva temple when it lost contact with the airport authorities in Kathmandu around 3 p.m.<br /><br />Flown by Nepali pilot Anup Shakya, the three-member crew included co-pilot Sachendra Shrestha and air hostess Sadiksha Gurung.<br /><br />The passengers included a foreigner whose nationality was not known immediately. <br /><br />The aircraft was returning to Kathmandu from Lamidanda airport in Khotang district.<br /><br />The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal said two helicopters had been sent to search for the missing aircraft.<br /></p>
<p>The aircraft was carrying 19 passengers, mostly Nepali pilgrims who had gone to worship at a venerated Shiva temple when it lost contact with the airport authorities in Kathmandu around 3 p.m.<br /><br />Flown by Nepali pilot Anup Shakya, the three-member crew included co-pilot Sachendra Shrestha and air hostess Sadiksha Gurung.<br /><br />The passengers included a foreigner whose nationality was not known immediately. <br /><br />The aircraft was returning to Kathmandu from Lamidanda airport in Khotang district.<br /><br />The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal said two helicopters had been sent to search for the missing aircraft.<br /></p>