Accident to the helicopter AS350-B2 registered 9N-AKA operated by Fishtail Air Pvt on 08/08/2016 en route [Investigation led by CAA / Nepal]

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Nepalese authorities:

Aircraft hit on mountain.

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General information
Local date	08/08/2016
Responsible entity	Nepal - CAA
State or area of occurrence	Nepal
Location	En croisière
Human consequences	Fatal
Number of death	7
Aircraft consequences	Destroyed
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2016-0475

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Helicopter - Small helicopter
Operator	Nepal (Fishtail Air Pvt. Ltd.)
Manufacturer / Model	AEROSPATIALE - AS350
Aircraft Registration	9N-AKA
State of registry	Nepal
Last departure point	Nepal (Philim)
Planned destination	Nepal - VNKT (KTM): Kathmandu/Intl
Flight phase	En route
Serial number	2766
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - HEMS

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