Helicopter Crashes in Northeastern Nepal, No Casualties
Xinhua | Apr. 19, 2008
On Apr. 19, a Shree Air helicopter crashed at Makalu Base Camp in Solukhumbu in northeastern Nepal in the morning.
The chopper was carrying at least eight people along with the aircraft crew, according to Civil Aviation Authority Nepal (CAAN).
The aircraft was bound from Lukla when it crashed at Makalu Base Camp, some 125 km east of Kathmandu, at around 8:37 a.m. (02:52GMT).
Nobody on board were injured, while the front part of the aircraft was damaged, the CAAN informed.