The plane was carrying 13 Nepalis, four Indians, two Germans and three crew members.
The bad weather has hampered the search efforts at the site where the plane was last spotted by the locals.
According to an air traffic controller at Jomsom Airport, they have an unconfirmed report about loud noise in Ghasa of Jomsom.
A helicopter has been dispatched to the areas where the last contact was made, according to the air traffic controller of Jomsom Airport.
The last contact was made in Lete Pass.
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A small passenger plane operated by a private airline in Nepal with 22 people including 4 Indians on board went missing today. Airline officials said, the Tara Air 9 NAET twin-engine aircraft lost contact while flying from the tourist town of Pokhara to Jomsom. The aircraft, which was on a 15-minute scheduled flight, lost contact shortly after take-off at 9:55 am local time. The aircraft was hosting 4 Indian and 3 Japanese nationals. The remaining were Nepali citizens and the aircraft had 22 passengers including the crew, according to the State Television.
As per the police officials, the aircraft has been suspected to have crashed in the “Titi” area of Lete in the mountainous Mustang district, which is the fifth-largest district of the Himalayan nation and hosts the pilgrimage of Muktinath Temple. The Nepal government has deployed two private helicopters from Mustang and Pokhara for the search for missing aircraft.
This is a developing story.