IAF chopper crash lands in Eastern Arunachal Pradesh; five crew members safe

The helicopter, which included five crew members including two pilots, one engineer and two other crew members, was doing ration sortie for the Army from Hayuliang to Rochham.

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GUWAHATI:

An Mi-17 helicopter of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crash-landed at Rochham helipad in Eastern Arunachal Pradesh at 9.25 am on November 18.

It was informed that the incident took place when the helicopter was carrying out an air maintenance charge.

The helicopter, which included five crew members including two pilots, one engineer and two other crew members, was doing ration sortie for the Army from Hayuliang to Rochham.

The pilots Sq Ldr Reddy and Sqn Ldr Kartik Patni managed to land the helicopter without any major harm to the occupants, however, the chopper rotors got damaged completely in the process.

Sources informed that a court of inquiry will be ordered to determine the reasons for the incident.

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