2006 Shree Air Mil Mi-8 crash
On 23 September 2006, a Shree Air Mil Mi-8 helicopter crashed on a chartered flight from Phungling to Ghunsa in Eastern Nepal.The accident killed all 24 passengers and crew on board, including an expedition of World Wide Fund for Nature.On board the helicopter was an expedition of World Wide Fund for Nature returning from an conservation event in Taplejung District, where the Government of Nepal handed the management of the park around Kanchenjunga to the local people.[5] The final report on the accident the committee of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal stated that the pilots entering cloudy areas in unfamiliar terrain as well as bad crew resource management were the main causes of the accident.[1] A day of mourning was observed throughout Nepal and schools and public offices were closed on 27 September 2006.
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