ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 299467
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| Date: | Tuesday 18 October 2022 |
| Time: | 11:41 |
| Type: |  Bell 407 |
| Owner/operator: | Aryan Aviation Pvt Ltd |
| Registration: | VT-RPN |
| MSN: | 53802 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3734 hours |
| Engine model: | Rolls Royce 250-C47B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Garud Chatti, Near Kedarnath -
 India
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Kedarnath Helipad |
| Guptkashi Helipad | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB India |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
An Aryan Aviation Bell 407 helicopter crashed in poor weather in mountainous terrain about 1.2 km from Kedarnath, Uttarakhand (altitude 3600m). The seven people onboard perished and the helicopter was destroyed by fire.
The flight was being operated under agreement with Uttrakhand Civil Aviation Development Authority (UCADA) to provide helicopter shuttle services for pilgrims to Kedarnath Shrine.
The helicopter VT-RPN had operated 4 uneventful shuttles in the time slot 0825-0935 hrs earlier that day and carried out 8 landings. After a break of one hour, the operation resumed and VT-RPN was prepared for shuttle flying to be carried out in the time slot 1130 - 1230 hrs.
On the return leg of the second rout trip, the helicopter impacted a ridge about 1.2 Km from the helipad and toppled down the slope while breaking into pieces.
Probable Cause of the Accident
The accident was caused due to error of judgment on part of crew to correctly assess deteriorating weather situation for a safe take-off and flight.
Fast descending clouds closed the departure path that may have been available to the preceding helicopter and VT-RPN impacted the ridge due to obscured visibility.
Ex N2666B, C-GAED (test reg.)
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/uttarakhand-7-feared-killed-in-chopper-crash-near-kedarnath/articleshow/94937367.cms
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/helicopter-with-six-passengers-aboard-crashes-in-kedarnath-101666075986461.html
https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/helicopter-carrying-kedarnath-pilgrims-crashes-casualties-feared/cid/1892760
https://www.thestatesman.com/india/helicopter-carrying-kedarnath-pilgrims-crashes-six-dead-1503122703.html
https://thedailyguardian.com/6-died-in-kedarnath-helicopter-crash-dgca-orders-probe/
https://kashmirconvener.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/269845405_475770734067148_6068239822104588200_n.jpg (photo)
Location
Media:
#Uttarakhand | A helicopter carrying Kedarnath pilgrims from Phata crashes, casualties feared. More details awaited | reported by news agency ANI pic.twitter.com/Xe2Y9Xc8Fw
— NDTV (@ndtv) October 18, 2022
###Update | Seven people killed in the chopper crash, according to #Rudraprayag district disaster management officer NK Rajwar#Uttarakhand pic.twitter.com/wExEXJMQmG
— TOI Uttarakhand (@UttarakhandTOI) October 18, 2022
A Helicopter crash near Garud Cheti, three kilometre from Kedarnath. Two pilots and four civilians killed. Bodies have been retrieved.#Uttarakhand #Kedarnath pic.twitter.com/TyX6bzaiJt
— Arvind Chauhan (@Arv_Ind_Chauhan) October 18, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Oct-2022 06:57 | gerard57 | Added |
| 18-Oct-2022 07:30 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total occupants, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 18-Oct-2022 07:55 | Aerossurance | Updated [Nature, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2022 07:56 | Aerossurance | Updated [Cn, Embed code] |
| 18-Oct-2022 07:57 | Aerossurance | Updated [Total occupants, Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2022 07:59 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code] |
| 18-Oct-2022 07:59 | Aerossurance | Updated [[Embed code]] |
| 18-Oct-2022 07:59 | Aerossurance | Updated [[[Embed code]]] |
| 18-Oct-2022 08:01 | Aerossurance | Updated [Total fatalities] |
| 18-Oct-2022 08:36 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2022 08:41 | RobertMB | Updated [Embed code] |
| 18-Oct-2022 08:43 | RobertMB | Updated [Operator] |
| 18-Oct-2022 08:51 | Captain Adam | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2022 09:00 | RobertMB | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2022 09:42 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2022 09:45 | RobertMB | Updated [Operator, Location, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2022 09:47 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Source] |
| 18-Oct-2022 09:51 | RobertMB | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2022 11:37 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2022 15:38 | Captain Adam | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2022 16:29 | RobertMB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2022 17:45 | RobertMB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 19-Oct-2022 10:12 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Narrative, Category] |
| 20-Oct-2022 11:40 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
| 26-Oct-2022 19:11 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative] |
| 20-Dec-2023 20:23 | harro | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code, Category, Accident report] |
| 20-Dec-2023 20:30 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative] |
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