Fishtail Air
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Founded | 1997 | ||||||
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Hubs | Tribhuvan International Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 4 | ||||||
Destinations | ? | ||||||
Headquarters | Sinamangal, Kathmandu | ||||||
Website | www.fishtailair.com |
Fishtail Air Pvt. Ltd. is a helicopter airline based in Nepal, operating chartered helicopter services. The company was established in 1997 under the Air Operators Certificate issued by the Government of Nepal. The Company also carries out Rescue Missions.[1][2][3]
Fleet
- 1 × AS 350 B3 helicopter
- 1 × AS 350 B2 helicopter
- 1 × Bell 206 helicopter
Accidents and incidents
- 7 November 2010 – A AS 350 B3´Ecureuil´ helicopter of the airline crashed when it was on a rescue mission on the North ridge of Mount Amadablam at an elevation of 6,350 meters. A five-member investigation team was formed on Nov. 9 and its started its investigation on Nov. 10. In the report, it said that the main cause of the accident was the inability of pilots to notice and arrest the lateral drift of the chopper to its left due to lack of ground reference until the main rotors came into contact.[4]
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