endra ▁Kun war , ▁the ▁captain ▁of ▁the ▁aircraft , ▁who ▁was ▁drag ged ▁free ▁from ▁the ▁w reck age ▁shortly ▁after ▁the ▁crash ▁and ▁was ▁flow n ▁to ▁Kath m and u ▁for ▁emer gency ▁treatment . ▁ ▁The ▁pilot , ▁being ▁the ▁only ▁surv iv or , ▁suffered ▁psych ological ▁problems ▁in ▁the ▁after math ▁and ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁a ▁psych iat ric ▁hospital . ▁ ▁Cr ash ▁The ▁air port ▁is ▁the ▁main ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁Mount ▁Ever est ▁region ▁in ▁Nep al , ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁not or iously ▁difficult ▁landing , ▁with ▁only ▁ ▁of ▁ste ep ly ▁s loped ▁run way ▁just ▁ ▁wide ▁and ▁a ▁ste ep ▁approach ▁path . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁bad ▁weather ▁conditions ▁and ▁heavy ▁fog , ▁the ▁pilot ▁lost ▁visual ▁contact , ▁never theless ▁attempted ▁a ▁visual ▁approach , ▁as ▁there ▁are ▁no ▁Inst rument ▁landing ▁systems ▁installed ▁at ▁L uk la . ▁The ▁aircraft ▁came ▁in ▁too ▁low ▁and ▁too ▁far ▁left , ▁which ▁caused ▁the ▁aircraft ▁to ▁crash ▁short ▁of ▁the ▁run way , ▁as ▁the ▁landing ▁g ear ▁got ▁caught ▁in ▁a ▁per imeter ▁f ence ▁on ▁air port ▁grounds . ▁ ▁After math ▁ ▁The ▁safety ▁reg ulations ▁at ▁L uk la ▁air port ▁were ▁en hanced ▁and ▁land ings ▁in ▁bad ▁weather ▁restricted . ▁A ▁pla que ▁was ▁put ▁up ▁near ▁the ▁crash ▁site ▁and ▁the ▁local ▁people ▁celebr ate ▁the ▁vict ims ' ▁memory ▁every ▁year ▁on ▁ 8 ▁October . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links