MT. EVEREST: Helicopter Collision in Pheriche

Yes, this is confirmed by several outlets, and the post matches their reporting. On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, at about 8:11 a.m. Nepal time, two helicopters collided while landing at the Pheriche helipad in Solukhumbu district, at roughly 4,200 metres on the trekking route to Everest Base Camp. The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal says both were AS350 single-engine helicopters, operated by Fishtail Air (9N-AJR) and Air Dynasty (9N-AOD). Police and reporters say one foreign passenger, reported as an Indian national, died at the scene. Accounts differ on the number injured: ABC News, citing Nepal Police, says three, including both pilots, while other reports mention one or several. The Kathmandu Post reports that the Air Dynasty helicopter was on a cargo run from Lukla and that the rotor blades of one struck the passenger windows of the other as both were only a few metres off the ground. The cause is still under investigation, and the Kathmandu Post calls it possibly Nepal's first collision of this kind. The video that went viral was shot by a weather camera run by Webcam Nepal, according to ABC. For the latest, see ABC News' report or the Kathmandu Post. Figures may still change as more is confirmed.

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