Authorities have recovered the black field from the regional passenger aircraft that crashed moments earlier than it landed in Nepal, killing not less than 68 individuals.
There have been 72 individuals, together with an Australian, aboard the aircraft when it crashed right into a gorge whereas touchdown at a newly opened airport in Pokhara, marking Nepal's deadliest aviation accident in three a long time.
The cockpit voice recorder and flight knowledge recorder had been each present in "good situation" and handed to the civil aviation authority on Monday, officers mentioned.
Black containers might be important for investigators to determine why a crash occurred and reconstruct the occasions that result in the incident.
It stays unclear what triggered the crash.
Sydney instructor Myron Love is feared to be among the many victims because the Division of Overseas Affairs and Commerce urgently works to search out out if he survived.
"The Division of Overseas Affairs and Commerce is conscious of experiences an Australian was on board the Yeti Airways flight which crashed in Nepal on Sunday 15 January," the spokesperson instructed 9News.
"The Australian Embassy is urgently looking for to substantiate the welfare of the Australian."
Harrowing mission to get well our bodies
Nepal has began a day of mourning after the crash whereas making an attempt to land at a newly opened airport.
Rescue staff rappelled down a 300-metre gorge to proceed the search.
Two extra our bodies had been discovered on Monday morning.
The our bodies are being stored within the Pokhara Academy of Well being and Science, Western Hospital.
Gyan Khakda, a police spokesperson within the district, mentioned 31 our bodies have been recognized and will probably be handed over to household after officers end autopsy experiences.
Fifteen overseas nationals had been on board, together with 5 Indians, 4 Russians, two South Koreans, and one every from Eire, Australia, Argentina and France, Nepal's Civil Aviation Authority mentioned in an announcement.
The our bodies of foreigners and people which can be unrecognisable will probably be despatched to Kathmandu for additional investigation.
A witness who recorded footage of the aircraft's descent from his balcony mentioned he noticed the aircraft flying low earlier than it out of the blue veered to its left.
"I noticed that and I used to be shocked… I believed that at present the whole lot will probably be completed right here after it crashes, I may even be useless," mentioned Diwas Bohora.
After it crashed, crimson flames erupted and the bottom shook violently, like an earthquake, Bohora mentioned.
"I used to be scared. Seeing that scene, I used to be scared."
One other witness mentioned he noticed the plane spinning violently within the air after it started descending to land, watching from the terrace of his home.
Lastly, Gaurav Gurung mentioned, the aircraft fell nose-first in the direction of its left and crashed into the gorge.
Nepal's Civil Aviation Authority mentioned the plane final made contact with the airport from close to Seti Gorge at 10:50am native time earlier than crashing.
The dual-engine ATR 72 plane, operated by Nepal's Yeti Airways, was competing the 27-minute flight from the capital, Kathmandu, to Pokhara, 200 kilometres (125 miles) west.