Civil aviation authorities have launched an investigation into a helicopter collision that occurred in the Pherihe region of Solukhumbu earlier today. The incident involved an Air Dynasty helicopter (9N-AOD) and a Fishtail Air helicopter (9N-AJR) during an attempted landing at approximately 8:12 a.m. The crash resulted in the death of one passenger, identified as 47-year-old Vasantkumar Balaramudu from Chennai, India.