Do you want to access to this and other private contents?
Log in if you are a subscriber or click here to request service

Nepal air crash

Kathmandu, Nepal - 18 people died, only one survivor

According to local authorities, a small tourism airplane crashed this morning in east Nepal. The twin-engined aircraft belonging to "Yeti Airlines", taken off from Kathmandu, crashed while landing at Tenzing-Hillary airport, in Lukla city. 18 out of 19 people on board died. Among the victims of the air crash, there are two Swiss passengers and twelve German people.

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1095114
Rome, Italy, 10/08/2008 11:53
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

Similar

AccidentsMorocco, DA-42 plane of the national Air Force crashes: 2 victims

The accident occurred this morning shortly after take-off for a training flight

The Moroccan press reports an accident happened this morning involving a Diamond DA-42 aircraft of the Moroccan Air Force, shortly after taking off from Ben Slimane airport, in the northwest of the country,... more

AccidentsCessna 172-M Skyhawk airplane crashes in Slovenia, killing three

The tragedy occurred yesterday morning, probably caused by fog or ice

Three people were killed in Slovenia yesterday, on Sunday 17 November, shortly before noon, when a Cessna 172-M Skyhawk aircraft, registration S5-DLM, crashed near the village of Gančani, in the north-eastern... more

AccidentsUSA, Honda HA-420 business jet crashes in California: 5 victims

After aborting takeoff, the plane crashed through the fence and into a passing car

HA-420 HondaJet N57HP more