2023 Manang Air helicopter crash
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | July 11, 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 July 11, 2023, Manang Air's Airbus Helicopters H125 was supposed to travel from Surke, Solukhumbu to Kathmandu.[1] The aircraft left Solukhumbu at 10:05 a.m. local time. It lost contact less than 10 minutes later.[2] It was later found crashed in Chihandanda of Lamjura in Likhupike, Solukhumbu, Nepal. The crash was caused by bad weather.[3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Manang Air chopper with five Mexicans, pilot missing near Lukla". The Himalayan Times. 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.
