ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 156957
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| Date: | Friday 21 June 2013 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil |
| Owner/operator: | Prabhatam Aviation |
| Registration: | VT-PED |
| MSN: | 7100 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2011 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kedarnath town, Uttarakhand state -
 India
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB India |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A private helicopter, which was deployed for rescue operations in flood-hit Uttarakhand state, crashed after the main rotorblades hit an obstactle.
The pilot was injured.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.rangdeindia.jp/detailnews/sitenews/accident/uttarakhand-chopper-crashes-no-casualty/40643
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://en.shafaqna.com/component/k2/item/18416-thousands-trapped-by-india-floods-as-deaths-near-600.html]
http://www.bea.aero/fr/enquetes/2013/2013.semaine.27.pdf
https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/chopper-deployed-for-rescue-operations-crashes-iaf-rescues-pilots-167579-2013-06-21
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jun-2013 13:38 | gerard57 | Added |
| 12-Jul-2013 19:10 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Jul-2013 05:09 | gerard57 | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 24-Sep-2016 07:48 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Nature] |
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