What the records say
- When
- 12 May 2015
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 27.67° N, 86.03° E
- Description
- Aviation accident in Nepal
- Deaths
- 13
2015 Charikot helicopter crash
Aviation accident in Nepal
On 12 May 2015, a US Marine Corps Bell UH-1Y Venom of Camp Pendleton-based HMLA-469 squadron crashed in the Charikot region of Nepal during Operation Sahayogi Haat, a humanitarian relief effort following the earthquake that had struck the region earlier. All 13 occupants were killed.
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