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This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 54%. (I'm a bot)


Seventy-two people died in Nepal after a Yeti Airlines Flight 691 crashed while landing at the newly opened Pokhara International Airport on January 15.
According to Aviation Safety Network data, the fatal crash was the 11th in Nepal in as many years, Bloomberg reported.
According to the Hindustan Times report, an analysis of the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder showed the propellers of both engines on the ATR-72 turboprop were "Feathered" before it crashed near Pokhara - a position that indicates the plane had lost thrust, or that it did not produce any power.


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Almost certainly not true. Even if the engines had failed (which the video evidence does not strongly support), the pilot can maintain control and land, even if it's short of the airfield. This is a far better outcome than a stall/spin, which the video does strongly support. The aircraft is shown in an extreme nose-high attitude prior to spinning in, which is strongly indicative of a stall. Stall/spins are rarely survivable, whereas a controlled off-field landing often is, depending on terrain. Yes, I am a pilot. >

If it’s just engine loss or power, sure.
If an engine self destructs and sends parts whizzing through hydraulics or control surfaces, all bets are off.
More than one kind of engine failure.
No, am not a pilot. >

While I'm not disagreeing that they had an engine problem, the plane seemed to have a higher angle of attack than you would typically expect for a pilot trying to glide in for a landing.