Helicopter crashes at Dhaulagiri Base Camp

An Air Dynasty helicopter carrying cargo crashed at Dhaulagiri Base Camp Sunday morning.

The five-seater helicopter was carrying cargo to the base camp with only the pilot, Hira Babu Dahal, on board.

According to the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal, the chopper (9N-ACR, AS-350) had left Pokhara at 7:36 a.m. and it had skidded while landing at 14,000 feet at 8:00 a.m.

A few weeks back, a Simrik Air helicopter had crashed at the same place. Captain Dahal was flying to the base camp to bring back two technicians repairing the Simrik helicopter who had fallen ill and to leave foodstuff there.

According to the CAAN, a three-member technical team has left for Pokhara for preliminary investigation. nepalnews.com pb Sep 04 06

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