التاريخ: الأربعاء 08 أكتوبر 2008 الموافق 9 شوال 1429هـ
المكان: مطار لوكلا / منطقة ايفرست / النيبال
نوع الطائرة: DeHavilland DHC-6
تابعة: لشركة ييتي ايرلاينز
الضحايا: 18 شخص
كاتماندو
تحطمت طائرة صغيرة يوم الأربعاء في منطقة ايفرست في النيبال مما أدى إلى مقتل 18 شخصا حسبما ذكرت وسائل الاعلام النيبالية.
وقال موهان اديكاري المسؤول في مطار لوكلا ان طائرة تابعة لشركة ييتي ايرلاينز. تحطمت اثناء هبوطها في المطار.
وأضاف ان الطائرة كانت تقل 18 راكبا بينهم 14 أجنبيا موضحا ان نيباليا نجا في الحادث.
يشار إلى ان هواة تسلق الجبال المتوجهين إلى ايفرست يستخدمون عادة مطار لوكلا.
KATMANDU, Nepal: A small airplane crashed and caught fire Wednesday as it tried to land in foggy weather at a tiny mountain airport near Mount Everest, killing 18 people, including 16 tourists from Germany, Australia and Nepal, officials said.
Only the pilot survived.
The 19-seat Yeti Airlines DeHavilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, which had taken off from the capital, Katmandu, snagged its wheels on a security fence during its landing at Lukla Airport, about 60 kilometers, or 40 miles, from Mount Everest, said Mohan Adhikari, general manager of the Katmandu Airport.
The plane caught fire and came to a stop within the airport grounds, Adhikari said.
He said 19 people were on board, including 12 German, 2 Australian and 2 Nepalese tourists. There were also three Nepalese crew members: a pilot, a co-pilot and a flight attendant. The pilot was flown to Katmandu and hospitalized in critical condition; Vijay Shreshta, executive director of Yeti Airlines, said the pilot's injuries were not believed to be life-threatening.