Bird strike Incident Eurocopter AS 350B2 Ecureuil 9N-AJJ,
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Date:Sunday 29 November 2020
Time:c. 13:40
Type:Silhouette image of generic AS50 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Eurocopter AS 350B2 Ecureuil
Owner/operator:Kailash Helicopter Service Pty
Registration: 9N-AJJ
MSN: 3568
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Nuwakot -   Nepal
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:Baglung
Destination airport:Kathmandu
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The helicopter was damaged in a bird strike resulting in an emergency landing. Some passengers sustained minor injuries. The nose was damaged and one windscreen destroyed.

Note: YOC of 9N-AJJ is 2002 and built by Eurocopter!

Sources:

https://kathmandupost.com/national/2020/11/29/kailash-helicopter-s-chopper-makes-emergency-landing-after-bird-strike
https://english.khabarhub.com/2020/29/145300/

https://www.kailashheli.com/aircraft/

Media:

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
29-Nov-2020 11:49 gerard57 Added
29-Nov-2020 12:12 RobertMB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source]
29-Nov-2020 13:53 Aerossurance Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Embed code, Narrative]
29-Nov-2020 19:49 RobertMB Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code]
30-Nov-2020 08:48 Aerossurance Updated [Aircraft type, Nature]
01-Dec-2020 05:47 RobertMB Updated [Aircraft type]
02-Dec-2020 07:53 Aerossurance Updated [Aircraft type]
02-Dec-2020 16:07 RobertMB Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative]

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