Incident report
Eurocopter AS350B2 crash near Nuwakot, Nepal
fatal2016-08-087 fatalities
Summary
A Fishtail Air AS350B2 (9N-AKA, manufactured 1994) crashed in mountainous jungle at 5,500ft in Betani, Madanpur, Nuwakot, while operating as an air ambulance from Gorkha to Kathmandu. All seven on board were killed including a 5-day-old baby being taken for treatment, five adults, and the pilot. This was the same aircraft involved in a 2014 incident in Dolpa.
Incident details
Date
2016-08-08
Location
Nuwakot, Nepal
Aircraft
Registration
9N-AKA
Operator
Operator type
commercial
Fatalities
7
Injuries
0
Occupants
7
Probable cause
Source
Xinhua ↗27.9000, 85.1500
Quick stats
Severityfatal
Fatalities7
Injuries0
SourceXinhua
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