| Date: | Wednesday 29 October 2025 |
| Time: | c 07:52 LT |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 350B3e Ecureuil (Airbus H125) |
| Owner/operator: | Altitude Air Pvt Ltd |
| Registration: | 9N-AMS |
| MSN: | 8413 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lobuche Helipad, Solukhumbu -
 Nepal
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Tenjing Hillary Airport (VNLK), Lukla |
| Lobuche Helipad | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Upon landing at Lobuche Helipad, Solukhumbu, on a snowy mountain, a Eurocopter AS 350B3e Ecureuil (Airbus H125) toppled over and ended up on its side.
The pilot was uninjured and the helicopter received substantial damage.
The helicopter was due to rescue stranded foreign tourists in Lobuche.
https://www.sharesansar.com/newsdetail/altitude-air-helicopter-crashes-in-lobuche-pilot-escapes-unhurt-2025-10-29
https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/altitude-air-helicopter-crashes-in-lobuche-pilot-safe
https://kathmandupost.com/national/2025/10/29/altitude-air-helicopter-crashes-near-lobuche-in-solukhumbu
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/1722346_1694883846.jpg (photo)
Ex F-WTCE, F-WWXH
A helicopter operated by Altitude Air crashed in Lobuche, Solukhumbu on Wednesday morning while on a rescue mission near the Everest Base Camp. https://t.co/LtTlKhsese#AltitudeAir #Crash #Solukhumbu #NepalNews #NepaliNews #NNPlus
— Nepal News English (@nepalnews_eng) October 29, 2025
Altitude Air helicopter crashes near Lobuche in Solukhumbu
— The Kathmandu Post (@kathmandupost) October 29, 2025
Aircraft skids on snow while landing at Lobuche helipad; pilot safe.https://t.co/Ge9Gi3M2Ah
An Altitude Air helicopter has met with an accident at Lobuche in the Everest region this morning, 29.10.2025. The pilot is said to be safe. Details to follow. pic.twitter.com/d0Ofd060hT
— Everest Today (@EverestToday) October 29, 2025
Solo Pilot Safe After Altitude Air Helicopter Crash in lobuche Everest Region.https://t.co/gVga8e9yNH#Nepal #altitudeair #HelicopterCrash #lobuche #allsafe #ruggedtrailsnepal #nepalmountainnews pic.twitter.com/ktgBYgJVgv
— Rugged Trails Nepal (@ruggedtrailsnep) October 29, 2025
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 29-Oct-2025 07:01 | gerard57 | Added |
| 29-Oct-2025 07:23 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 29-Oct-2025 07:27 | ASN | Updated [Nature, Embed code, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 29-Oct-2025 07:28 | ASN | Updated [Category, ] |
| 29-Oct-2025 08:22 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code, ] |
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| 29-Oct-2025 08:31 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 29-Oct-2025 08:48 | Anon. | Updated [Departure airport, ] |
| 29-Oct-2025 18:44 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Nature, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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