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A victim and five injured in helicopter accident in Nepal

Kathmandu, Nepal - The tail hit the ground in landing phase

A helicopter Mil MI-8MTV-1 operated by the private company Manang Air crashed in landing phase yesterday in Nepal, close to Rudikot village, 420Km west from the capital Kathmandu. An engineer from the Russian flight was killed in the crash, whilst another five persons, out of whom another Russian pilot, were injured and sheltered. Due to reasons which have yet to be confirmed, the tail of the helicopter...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1111518
Rome, Italy, 11/16/2009 17:23
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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