Nepal plane crash caused by 'emotionally disturbed' captain

Abid Sultan was smoking, crying and talking continuously before crash that killed 51, leaked official report finds

A plane crash at Nepal’s international airport that killed 51 people happened because the captain suffered an “emotional breakdown”, a leaked draft of the official investigation has found.

Investigators said the captain, Abid Sultan, wept during the flight after his skills had been questioned by a co-worker. “This mistrust and stress led him to continuously smoke in the cockpit and also suffer an emotional breakdown several times during the flight,” their report said.

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