ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 189150
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| Date: | 08-AUG-2016 |
| Time: | c 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 350B2 Ecureuil |
| Owner/operator: | Fishtail Air |
| Registration: | 9N-AKA |
| MSN: | 2766 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Betani jungle of Madanpur, Nuwakot district -
 Nepal
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | Gorkha |
| Katmandu |
The helicopter crashed in mountainous jungle at 5500ft AMSL.
All seven on board (a 5 day old baby being taken for treatment, five adults and pilot) died.
Sources:
www.himalyantimes.com
http://english.onlinekhabar.com/2016/08/08/383395
http://kathmandutoday.com/2016/08/207058.html#sthash.qp4Tsb3R.dpuf
https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/7-infant-dead-fishtail-air-chopper-crash-nepal/
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-08/08/c_135576167.htm
Last occurence with this aircraft in 2014:
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=170639
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 Mar 2012 | 9N-AKA | Fishtail Air | 0 | Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve, Baglung district |  |
min |
| 24 Oct 2014 | 9N-AKA | Fishtail Air | 0 | Dolpa | |
sub |
Images:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Aug-2016 09:00 | gerard57 | Added |
| 08-Aug-2016 09:01 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Narrative] |
| 08-Aug-2016 09:45 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Aug-2016 10:19 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Photo, ] |
| 08-Aug-2016 12:37 | gerard57 | Updated [Damage] |
| 08-Aug-2016 14:11 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 08-Aug-2016 16:20 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Aug-2016 17:11 | Aviation Nepal | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 09-Aug-2016 15:23 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source] |
| 09-Aug-2016 15:47 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
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