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1975 Royal Nepal Airlines Pilatus PC-6 Porter crash
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On 31 March 1975, a Pilatus PC-6 Porter (registration number 9N-AAZ, and serial number 727),[2] operated by Royal Nepal Airlines crashed in Nepal en route from Tribhuvan International Airport to Phaplu Airport on a domestic charter flight. The flight was chartered by Sir Edmund Hillary to bring his wife Louise and daughter Belinda to Phaplu, where he was building a hospital.[3] The plane crashed shortly after takeoff.[4]
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Accident | |
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Date | 31 March 1975 |
Summary | Controlled flight into terrain |
Site | Boudhanath, Kathmandu Nepal[1] |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Pilatus PC-6 Porter |
Operator | Royal Nepal Airlines |
Registration | 9N-AAZ |
Flight origin | Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal |
Destination | Phaplu Airport, Phaplu, Nepal |
Passengers | 4 |
Crew | 1 |
Survivors | 0 |
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