Kathmandu/IBNS: Eighteen out of nineteen people onboard died after a plane crashed at Tribhuvan International Airport in Nepal's Kathmandu on Wednesday, media reports said.

Nineteen people, who were onboard, included the aircrew.

The Saurya Airlines plane, which was enroute to Pokhara, burst into flames after skidding off the runway during the takeoff at around 11 am.

The 50-seater plane, which failed to gain an altitude, fell down an embankment and caught fire.

The cause of the fire is yet to be known. Firefighters and the Army are on the site.

Last year, a Yeti Airlines aircraft crashed on Pokhara claiming the lives of 72 people, who were on board.