4 Chinese nationals, 1 pilot killed after chopper crashes in Nepal’s Nuwakot
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A chopper crashed in Nepal’s Nuwakot on Wednesday. According to the local media reports, the chopper belonging to Air Dynasty crashed in Shivpuri. The Himalayan Times reported that the chopper, carrying five persons, was on its way to Syaphrubensi. The Reuters reported that all five people onboard the chopper including the pilot died in the crash.
The Himalayan Times report citing an official of the Tribhuvan International Airport said that there were four Chinese national onboard. The chopper, which departed from Kathmandu in morning was flown by an experienced pilot, the Himalayan Times report added.
Local media has identified the pilot of the ill-fated chopper as Captain Arun Malla. Confirming the development, SP Shantiraj Koirala said that the chopper lost the contact with the air traffic control just three minutes after the takeoff.
This incident follows days after a small plane belonging to the Saurya Airlines plane crashed during take off claiming 18 lives.
The bodies of four men and a woman were pulled from the wreckage, said Krishna Prasad Humagai, the government administrator of Nuwakot district.
Police and army rescuers reached the area and two rescue helicopters were also sent to assist in the operation, the official said.
The crash site is in the Suryachaur area, which is just northwest of Kathmandu, and is on a mountain covered by forest.
The helicopter had taken off from Kathmandu international airport at 1:54 p.m. local time and was heading towards the town of Syaprubeshi.
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.
All the people onboard the Saurya Airlines flight, including the co-pilot, were Nepali except for one passenger, who was a Yemeni national.
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.
The pilot has injuries to his eyes has returned home from a hospital.
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