Fishtail Air's Chopper crash landed

Fishtai Air’s 3B chopper, with the call sign 9N – AJI, crash landed in Langtang, Rasuwa, Thursday afternoon.

The helicopter, carrying iron rods for the reconstruction of the houses damaged by the earthquakes last year, was en route to Dhunche from Kyangen of Rasuwa.

The chopper crash landed after it faced problems in its rotors while taking off from Langtang.

According to the Chief District Officer of Rasuwa Krishna Prasad Adhikari, the chopper experienced some problems with its main rotor while taking off and tilted to its right side on the ground damaging its blades. 

Locals broke the glass of the chopper and immediately rescued the pilot and assistant.

The company sent another helicopter with technicians to Langtang to rescue the pilot and fix the problem.

The helicopter carried iron rods four times Thursday alone.

Established in 1997, Fishtail Air Pvt. Ltd. is a helicopter charter company that operates flights for sightseeing, rescue, medical evacuation, corporate movement, expedition works and project support.

It has a fleet of four helicopters.