18 killed in Nepal chopper crash
October 8th, 2008 - 11:43 am ICT by IANS -Kathmandu, Oct 8 (IANS) The celebration of Dashain, Nepal’s biggest festival, turned into mourning Wednesday as a helicopter carrying 19 people crashed in the mountainous north, killing all but the pilot.Twelve German tourists, two Swiss and four Nepalis were among the dead while pilot Surendra Kunwar survived.
The Twin Otter helicopter belonged to private Nepali airline Yeti Airlines. Nepal’s aviation authorities said the crash occurred in Lukla in Solukhumbu district around 7.33 a.m., apparently due to a landing error.
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October 8th, 2008 at 12:26 pm
It is not a chopper that crashed - it was a fixed-wing aircraft. a plane. a ‘twin otter’ is never a helicopter. your news report is as stupid as saying ‘boeing 757 helicopter’. such a shame. the reporter has committed journalistic crime. why bother to report if you have no sense at all? and you thought you were media people!