Accidents
Nepal Helicopter Crash Claims Six Lives Near Mt Everest
An Airbus H125 rotorcraft operated by Manang Air crashed on a sightseeing flight near Mount Everest.
Manang Air Airbus H125 helicopter
Manang Air operates sightseeing flights in Nepal with Airbus H125 helicopters. (Image: Manang Air)

The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has confirmed that an Airbus H125 helicopter, operated by Manang Air, crashed near Lamjura Pass in the Mount Everest region on July 11. All six people on board the sightseeing flight were killed, including the pilot and five tourists from Mexico, according to local authorities.

The single-engine aircraft departed from Surke Airport in the Solukhumbu district at 10.04 a.m. local time, bound for the capital Kathmandu, but lost contact at an altitude above 12,000 feet at 10.13 a.m. The aircraft—registered as 9N-AMV—was delivered to the Nepalese charter operator in February 2018.