In Photos: Five killed in helicopter crash in mountains northwest of Nepal

Updated On: 08 August, 2024 02:48 PM IST | ronak mastakar

All five people on board a helicopter were killed when it crashed Wednesday in the mountains just northwest of Nepal`s capital Kathmandu, authorities said. (Pics/AFP)

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All five people on board a helicopter were killed when it crashed Wednesday in the mountains just northwest of Nepal`s capital Kathmandu, authorities said. (Pics/AFP)

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The bodies of four men and a woman were pulled from the wreckage, said Krishna Prasad Humagai, the government administrator of Nuwakot district

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Police and army rescuers reached the area and two rescue helicopters were also sent to assist in the operation, the official said

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The crash site is in the Suryachaur area, which is just northwest of Kathmandu, and is on a mountain covered by forest

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The helicopter had taken off from Kathmandu international airport at 1:54 p.m. local time and was heading towards the town of Syaprubeshi

<p>The helicopter, an Eurocopter AS350 belonging to Nepal-based Air Dynasty, had lost contact with the tower just three minutes after takeoff, according to a statement from the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal</p>

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The helicopter, an Eurocopter AS350 belonging to Nepal-based Air Dynasty, had lost contact with the tower just three minutes after takeoff, according to a statement from the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal

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The four passengers are Chinese nationals, and the pilot is a Nepali man, officials said

<p>The crash came two weeks after a passenger plane crashed just after taking off from the Kathmandu airport, killing 18 people and injuring a pilot, who was the lone survivor</p>

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The crash came two weeks after a passenger plane crashed just after taking off from the Kathmandu airport, killing 18 people and injuring a pilot, who was the lone survivor

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All the people onboard the Saurya Airlines flight, including the co-pilot, were Nepali except for one passenger, who was a Yemeni national

<p>A government investigation has been ordered into the crash of the Bombardier CRJ 200 plane, which was heading to Nepal`s second-most populous city of Pokhara for maintenance work. Most of the passengers aboard were either mechanics or airline employees, airport officials said</p>

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A government investigation has been ordered into the crash of the Bombardier CRJ 200 plane, which was heading to Nepal`s second-most populous city of Pokhara for maintenance work. Most of the passengers aboard were either mechanics or airline employees, airport officials said

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