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| Date: | Saturday 14 October 2023 |
| Time: | c. 07:30 |
| Type: |  Airbus Helicopters H125 (AS 350B3e) |
| Owner/operator: | Manang Air |
| Registration: | 9N-ANJ |
| MSN: | 8370 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lobuche -
 Nepal
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Lukla-Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA/VNLK) |
| Lobuche | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Manang Air Airbus Helicopters H125 (AS 350B3e) rolled over during an attempted landing in Lobuche, Nepal.
The pilot was seriously injured and was taken to a hospital and the helicopter was destroyed by the post-crash fire.
The helicopter had taken off from Lukla at 07:13 to pick up passengers at Solukhumbhu.
On 24 October 2023 the pilot died in a hospital as a result of the injuries sustained in the crash.
Sources:
https://kathmandupost.com/national/2023/10/14/manang-air-helicopter-crashes-in-lobuche
https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/manang-air-helicopter-crash-during-passenger-rescue-mission/
https://i0.wp.com/www.manangair.com.np/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/LRM_EXPORT_168277795251011_20191021_184951704-scaled-e1577298317713.jpeg?resize=1536%2C856&ssl=1 (photo)
https://english.khabarhub.com/2023/25/323525/
History of this aircraft
Ex SE-JVU
Media:
Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has suspended the Air Operator Certificate (AOC) of Manang Air Pvt. Ltd. until further notice.
— FL360aero (@fl360aero) October 14, 2023
CAAN : A four-member committee has been formed for the investigation of H125 helicopter (9N-ANJ) accident of Manang Air today in Lobuche area. pic.twitter.com/eILvO22Ni2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Oct-2023 04:47 | gerard57 | Added |
| 14-Oct-2023 06:29 | nhofmann54 | Updated |
| 14-Oct-2023 06:45 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 14-Oct-2023 07:14 | harro | Updated |
| 14-Oct-2023 09:50 | Aerossurance | Updated |
| 14-Oct-2023 12:51 | Iceman 29 | Updated |
| 15-Oct-2023 06:52 | harro | Updated |
| 18-Oct-2023 09:07 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 25-Oct-2023 06:30 | gerard57 | Updated |
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