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1 Dead In Cargo Plane Crash Near Mount Everest
A cargo plane crashed Saturday as it was trying to land at a small airport near Mount Everest, killing the pilot and seriously injuring the two other crew members on board, officials said.
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Nepal Earthquake Tough Test for 'World's Most Dangerous Airport'
Flying into Nepal's Lukla airport -- the gateway to Mount Everest -- demands courage and precision, thanks to its tiny, treacherous runway perched on a steep cliff.
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Four injured in helicopter crash near Mount Everest
Police say a helicopter crashed while attempting to land near Mount Everest, injuring all four people on board.
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Nepal says pilot error likely cause of plane crash
Nepal said Saturday an error by a "panic-stricken" pilot likely caused the crash of an Everest-bound plane that killed all 19 on board. The twin-propeller Sita Air plane had just taken off on Friday from Kathmandu and was headed to the town of Lukla, gateway to Mount Everest, when it plunged into the banks of a river near the city's airport around ...
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Police hand over black box in Nepal plane crash
Police on Saturday handed over the black box data recorder of a plane that crashed on the outskirts of the Nepalese capital killing all 19 people on board to authorities probing the accident.
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19 killed as plane crashes minutes after take-off in Nepal
A passenger jet carrying 19 people, mainly foreigners, towards an airport in the shadow of Mount Everest crashed on Friday on the outskirts of the Nepalese capital, police said, killing everyone on board.
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1 Dead In Cargo Plane Crash Near Mount Everest
A cargo plane crashed Saturday as it was trying to land at a small airport near Mount Everest, killing the pilot and seriously injuring the two other crew members on board, officials said.
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Nepal Earthquake Tough Test for 'World's Most Dangerous Airport'
Flying into Nepal's Lukla airport -- the gateway to Mount Everest -- demands courage and precision, thanks to its tiny, treacherous runway perched on a steep cliff.
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Four injured in helicopter crash near Mount Everest
Police say a helicopter crashed while attempting to land near Mount Everest, injuring all four people on board.
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Nepal says pilot error likely cause of plane crash
Nepal said Saturday an error by a "panic-stricken" pilot likely caused the crash of an Everest-bound plane that killed all 19 on board. The twin-propeller Sita Air plane had just taken off on Friday from Kathmandu and was headed to the town of Lukla, gateway to Mount Everest, when it plunged into the banks of a river near the city's airport around ...
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Police hand over black box in Nepal plane crash
Police on Saturday handed over the black box data recorder of a plane that crashed on the outskirts of the Nepalese capital killing all 19 people on board to authorities probing the accident.
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19 killed as plane crashes minutes after take-off in Nepal
A passenger jet carrying 19 people, mainly foreigners, towards an airport in the shadow of Mount Everest crashed on Friday on the outskirts of the Nepalese capital, police said, killing everyone on board.
