2023 Manang Air helicopter crash
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 A Eurocopter AS350 similar to the one in the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 11 July 2023 |
| Summary | Crashed shortly after take-off; under investigation |
| Site | Solukhumbu, Nepal |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Eurocopter AS350 B3e |
| Operator | Manang Air |
| Registration | 9N-AMV |
| Flight origin | Surke, Nepal |
| Destination | Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Occupants | 6 |
| Passengers | 5 |
| Crew | 1 |
| Fatalities | 6 |
| Survivors | 0 |
On 11 July 2023, a
Eurocopter AS350 carrying five passengers (all Mexican nationals) and one pilot was scheduled to travel from Surke, Solukhumbu to Kathmandu in Nepal.[1] The aircraft set off from Solukhumbu at 10:05 a.m. local time and lost contact less than 10 minutes later, at 10:13 a.m.[2] It was later found crashed in Chihandanda of Lamjura in Likhupike, Solukhumbu, due to bad weather.[3]
References
- ^ "Manang Air chopper with five Mexicans, pilot missing near Lukla". The Himalayan Times. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "Six killed in Nepal helicopter crash near Mount Everest". CNN.
- ^ "Manang Air chopper crashes". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
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