The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category 'Performance'.The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category 'Other.This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. Officials carry a body of a victim of a small aircraft belonging to Summit Air, that crashed with a helicopter parked at Lukla airport, before it gets transported for postmortem examination at a hospital in Kathmandu Officials carry a body of a victim of a small aircraft belo. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously.A Let L-410UVP-E20 plane, registered 9N-AMH, was damaged beyond repair in a take-off accident at Lukla-Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA), Nepal.

Pics via (Nepali) pic.twitter.com/CU4dkxxGHZBreaking: Summit Air aircraft crash lands in Lukla. More photos of the #Lukla accident in which some casualties are being reported. The injured have been sent to Kathmandu for treatment,” Adhikari said.“We are not sure about the cause of the accident.”Lukla airport is used by thousands of trekkers and climbers heading for the Everest region each year.It is particularly busy in April as the spring mountain climbing season begins.Nepal’s aviation industry has boomed in recent years, flying tourists and goods to remote corners of the Himalayan nation where road access is limited.But the impoverished country has a poor air safety record due to weak training and maintenance. The European Union has banned all Nepalese airlines from its airspace over safety concerns.Seven people, including the country’s tourism minister, were killed in February when a helicopter crashed in the hilly east. The airplane operated on a flight from Lukla-Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA) to Ramechhap Airport (RHP).This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin.

The CCTV footage below shows the aircraft suddenly veering off the runway.

Lukla Crash 2019