ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 223949
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| Date: | Sunday 14 April 2019 |
| Time: | 09:10 |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 350B3e Ecureuil |
| Owner/operator: | Manang Air |
| Registration: | 9N-ALC |
| MSN: | 7824 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lukla-Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA) -
 Nepal
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Summit Air Let L-410UVP-E20 Turbolet impacted an AS350 helicopter (9N-ALC) during a takeoff attempt at Lukla-Tenzing-Hillary Airport in Nepal. The aircraft and one helicopter were destroyed. One helicopter sustained apparent minor damage.
The copilot of the Summit Air plane sustained fatal injuries. Two policemen on the ground at the helipad also died in the accident.
Lukla Airport is located on a mountain at an elevation of 9334 feet (2845 m). The runway is 1729 ft long (527 m) with an 11.7% gradient. Takeoffs must be performed from the downsloping runway 24. The helipad is located to the right of the runway, about 100 meters past the threshold.
Sources:
https://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2019-04-14/summit-air-plane-crashes-at-lukla-airport-2-reported-dead.html
http://www.rotorspot.nl/current/9n-c.php
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/9184377
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Apr-2019 07:22 | gerard57 | Added |
| 14-Apr-2019 07:40 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Apr-2019 07:45 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 14-Apr-2019 07:47 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 14-Apr-2019 07:49 | harro | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Apr-2019 11:35 | Anon. | Updated [Nature, Narrative] |
| 14-Apr-2019 13:51 | Geno | Updated [Time, Source] |
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