ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 76875
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| Date: | Friday 23 April 1993 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell 206L-3 LongRanger III |
| Owner/operator: | Himalayan Helicopters |
| Registration: | 9N-ACK |
| MSN: | 51516 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Langtang National Park, Himalayas, near Kathmandu -
 Nepal
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Langtang National Park, Himalayas, near Kathmandu |
| Langtang National Park, Himalayas, near Kathmandu | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-N3177U: to Nepal as 9N-ACK from 23-09-1992, Written off (destroyed) 23-04-1993: Shortly after take-off from a mountain ledge, in the Langtang National Park, Himalayas, near Kathmandu, Nepal (at approximate Coordinates 28°10′26″N 85°33′11″E) the helicopter reportedly began to rotate and its tail rotor and skids struck a rocky out-crop. The helicopter touched down hard and then slid for some 200 metres down the side of the valley before eventually coming to rest on its left side.
All four person on board (pilot and three passengers) survived.
Sources:
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Langtang_National_Park
2. http://www.rotorspot.nl/historic/9n.php
3. http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=3177U
4. http://www.ascendworldwide.com/download/Cust/WAAS167_Complete.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2010 14:30 | ASN Archive | |
| 28-Aug-2016 14:15 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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