2019 Air Dynasty helicopter crash
Accident | |
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Date | February 27, 2019 |
Summary | Crashed shortly after take-off; under investigation |
Site | Taplejung, Nepal |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Eurocopter AS350 B3e |
Operator | Air Dynasty |
Registration | 9N-AMI |
Flight origin | Pathibhara Devi Temple |
Destination | Chuhandanda, Nepal |
Occupants | 7 |
Passengers | 6 |
Crew | 1 |
Fatalities | 7 |
Survivors | 0 |
On February 27, 2019,
Background
Aircraft
The aircraft involved was a Eurocopter AS350 B3e bearing the registration 9N-AMI. It was built by Airbus Helicopters in 2017 and delivered to Air Dynasty brand new.[6][7]
Passengers and crew
On board the helicopter were, among the minister Adhikari,
Incident
The helicopter crash occurred due to critical weather in Taplejung, Nepal.[10] The crash killed all seven people on board, including Nepalese Tourism and Civil Aviation Minister Rabindra Prasad Adhikari. The pilot of the helicopter reported heavy snowfall in the area of the airport and stated that he was unable to remain airborne, according to The Kathmandu Post. After the incident Air Dynasty was informed at 1:30 p.m. Nepal Standard Time (NPT).[11]
The helicopter crashed at
Aftermath
The
The bodies of four people were brought to
Nepal's prime minister
Mourning the loss of their managing director, Yeti Airlines, and Tara Air cancelled all flights on 1 March 2019.[21][22]
The bodies of the passengers and the pilot were brought to Kathmandu on February 28 at 12:10 p.m.[23] Nepal Communist Party (NCP) said all of the bodies would be cremated with state honours at Ramghat in Nepal. Before the funeral Adhikari's body would be kept at Exhibition Centre at local Nayabazar to pay respect toward him[24][25] and his body would be cremated at Pokhara, Nepal.[26]
Investigation
On 28 February, the Government of Nepal opened an investigation into the accident.[27]
Four months after the accident, the investigation committee released a preliminary report which blamed violations of operating procedures, such as a misbalance of weights and an inexperienced pilot,[28] and the weather conditions[29] for causing the crash.
References
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- ^ "Govt forms panel to probe Taplejung chopper crash". Online Khabar. 28 February 2019. Archived from the original on 3 May 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "Violations of operating procedures led to Air Dynasty crash, report says". The Kathmandu Post. 27 June 2019. Archived from the original on 27 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ "Inclement weather main reason for Air Dynasty chopper crash that killed Rabindra Adhikari: Probe Committee". Setopati. 26 June 2019. Archived from the original on 27 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
External links
- 2019 Taplejung helicopter crash on Aviation Safety Network