Accident Mil Mi-8MTV-1 9N-ACU,
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Date:Friday 31 May 2002
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic MI8 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Mil Mi-8MTV-1
Owner/operator:Asian Airlines Helicopters
Registration: 9N-ACU
MSN: 96120
Year of manufacture:1993
Fatalities:Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Mount Makalu -   Nepal
Phase: En route
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Makalu Base Camp
Destination airport:Lukla
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed on a mountain. The helicopter was never found.
All occupants are presumed to have died.

Sources:

1. http://www.scramble.nl/soviet-database?view=default
http://www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/general_aviation/read.main/844518
http://archive.nepalitimes.com/news.php?id=2663

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Mar-2011 03:27 TB Added
16-May-2015 06:56 gerard57 Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative]

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