Small plane with 2 passengers on board goes missing in Nepal

An ultra-light aircraft with a pilot and a passenger on board went missing on Thursday during a flight in Nepal.

An ultra-light aircraft with a pilot and a passenger on board went missing on Thursday during a flight in Nepal.

The aircraft belonging to Pokhara Ultra-light Company had taken off at 1035AM from Pokhara airport.

The pilot was identified as 50-year-old Russian national Valerie Putin, and the passenger is Elizabeth Well, 40, from South Africa, said Pokhara airport chief Dipak Baral.

He said the aircraft went out of contact at 1041AM, the Republica newspaper reported.

The aircraft was supposed to land back at the airport at 113