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Summit Air plane collided with helicopter during a takeoff at Lukla Airport, 3 killed & 4 injured

Summit Air plane collided with helicopter during a takeoff at Lukla Airport, 3 killed & 4 injured

A Summit Air Let L-410UVP-E20 Turbolet impacted an AS350 helicopter (9N-ALC) during a takeoff attempt at Lukla-Tenzing-Hillary Airport in Nepal.   The aircraft and one helicopter were destroyed. One helicopter sustained apparent minor damage. The copilot of the Summit Airplane sustained fatal injuries. Two persons on the ground at the …

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