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As more details emerge around a possible cause of Sunday’s aeroplane crash in Nepal that claimed 69 lives, the disaster has revealed a tragic story involving the co-pilot Anju Khatiwada.

Khatiwada, the co-pilot on the ill-fated Yeti Airlines flight, was married to a fellow pilot who worked for the same airline.

Her husband also tragically died in another plane crash 16 years ago when his plane went down shortly after take-off.

Following the tragedy, his widowed wife received an insurance payout, and it has now been reported that Khatiwada, 44, used the money she received from the insurance to undergo pilot training, eventually becoming a pilot for the very same airline that claimed his life.

According to Reuters, Khatiwada was an experienced airline pilot and had more than 6 400 hours of flying time when her aeroplane went down near Pokhara Airport in Nepal.

Several aviation experts have noted that they believe the aircraft entered a stall before crashing into the ground. A Stall occurs when the speed at which an aircraft is moving is insufficient for the wings to maintain lift, resulting in it literally falling from the sky.

Based on the below video circulating on social media, one expert points to the fact that the nose of the craft seems to pitch up, thereby reducing speed, as well as its left wing dropping – another known effect of stalling.

Investigators have not yet released a formal statement on the cause of the accident.

Khatiwada’s body has not yet been identified, but the remains of the pilot, Kamal K.C, have been found.

Also a veteran flyer, he had 21 900 hours of flying time on his record at the time of the accident.

[sources:businessinsider&reuters]