Incident report
Eurocopter AS350B3e crash near Everest Base Camp, Nepal
minor2017-05-07
Summary
A Heli Everest AS350B3e (9N-AKG, manufactured 2012) sustained tail boom damage upon landing at Everest Base Camp after being hit by a foreign object.
Incident details
Date
2017-05-07
Location
Everest Base Camp, Nepal
Aircraft
Registration
9N-AKG
Operator
Heli Everest
Operator type
commercial
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Occupants
0
Probable cause
Source
Aviation Nepal ↗28.0025, 86.8528
Quick stats
Severityminor
Fatalities0
Injuries0
SourceAviation Nepal
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