Kathmandu, Nepal (CNN) - A single-engine aircraft Carrying 11 Passengers and-three crew members crashed south of Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday morning, government officials as Said, killing everyone on board.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal Told CNN of the four were U.S. Passengers Citizens, one was a Japanese Citizen and one was a British Citizen. Their identities were CONFIRMED Not immediately.
The aircraft was flying to the Everest region of Nepal from Kathmandu "when it was diverted back to the capital Because of poor weather.
A police rescue team was headed to the mountains in the Makwanpur district, about 100 kilometers (62 miles) Southeast of Kathmandu, Home Ministry spokesman Jaya Mukunda Khanal said.
Purushottam Shakya, Operations chief of the Tribhuvan International Airport, Told CNN the aircraft was in pieces. Passengers' Remains were spread over the site and were brought on Being back to the capital, they said.
Rainy conditions on at the site and manually hamper the recovery Efforts.
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