Video: IAF Orders Probe After Mi-17 Helicopter Drops Faulty Chopper In Kedarnath
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Video: IAF Orders Probe After Mi-17 Helicopter Drops Faulty Chopper In Kedarnath

News 18  

An Indian Air Force has ordered an inquiry after its Mi-17 helicopter was forced to drop a malfunctioning chopper it was transporting in Uttrakhand’s Kedarnath on Thursday. “An IAF Mi-17 V5, while airlifting damaged Kestrel civil helicopter in Uttarakhand today, had to jettison the load due to flight safety reasons,” the IAF said in a statement. “The crew safely released the load over an unpopulated area, ensuring no damage to life or property.” An #IAF Mi-17 V5, while airlifting damaged Kestrel civil helicopter in Uttarakhand today, had to jettison the load due to flight safety reasons. An enquiry has been ordered.…— Indian Air Force August 31, 2024 Dramatic videos captured by onlookers show the malfunctioning chopper spiraling downward after being released, eventually crashing into the valley below.

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Breaking News: Army MI-17 Airlifted Chopper Crashes in Kedarnath, Watch Video | ABP News
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Breaking News: Army MI-17 Airlifted Chopper Crashes in Kedarnath, Watch Video | ABP News

ABP News  

On Saturday, a helicopter being transported from Kedarnath to Dehradun for repair work crashed near the Gauchar airstrip. The crash happened due to a broken towing chain during the flight, causing the helicopter to plummet and become severely damaged. District Tourism Officer Rahul Choubey explained that the plan was to transport the helicopter to Gauchar airstrip using the MI-17 for …

Helicopter being airlifted by MI-17 crashes in Uttarakhand's Kedarnath | Video
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Helicopter being airlifted by MI-17 crashes in Uttarakhand's Kedarnath | Video

Hindustan Times  

In a dramatic moment captured on camera, a helicopter that had previously malfunctioned, and was being transported by an MI-17 chopper, crashed in Uttarakhand's Kedarnath on Saturday morning. “On Saturday morning, an MI-17 of the Indian Air Force was airlifting the chopper to the Gauchar landing strip for repair work. Near Tharu camp, the IAF pilot decided to air drop …

Helicopter being airlifted by MI-17 crashes in Kedarnath | VIDEO
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Helicopter being airlifted by MI-17 crashes in Kedarnath | VIDEO

India TV News  

A helicopter that was previously damaged during a landing at Kedarnath Dham, Uttarakhand, crashed near the Mandakini River on Saturday. The chopper, which was being airlifted by an MI-17 helicopter to Gauchar airstrip for repairs, slipped from the recovery aircraft and fell near Tharu Camp. "Today, the State Disaster Response Fund rescue team received information through police in Lincholi that …

J-K: Air force helicopter conducts daring operation to airlift stranded chopper near Amarnath cave | VIDEO
1 year, 4 months ago

J-K: Air force helicopter conducts daring operation to airlift stranded chopper near Amarnath cave | VIDEO

India TV News  

In a daring operation, a helicopter of the Indian Air Force Tuesday came to the rescue a stranded chopper to clear a blocked helipad in Jammu and Kashmir. According to officials, the IAF helicopter rescued the private chopper providing heli-services for the Amarnath Yatra pilgrims after it developed some glitch at the Panchtarni helipad of the pilgrimage. WATCH THE VIDEO …

Rajasthan: IAF helicopter makes emergency landing in Jodhpur after glitch
1 year, 9 months ago

Rajasthan: IAF helicopter makes emergency landing in Jodhpur after glitch

India TV News  

Rajasthan: An India Air Force Mi-17 helicopter with 20 airmen made an emergency landing in the Lohawat area of Jodhpur. The helicopter made a precautionary landing due to some technical glitch on Sunday afternoon. According to Badri Prasad, Circle Inspector, Lohawat Police Station, two MI-17 helicopters of the Indian Air Force had taken off from the Jodhpur air force station …

Amarnath Cloudburst: IAF deploys eight helicopters as part of the rescue and relief operations
2 years, 5 months ago

Amarnath Cloudburst: IAF deploys eight helicopters as part of the rescue and relief operations

India TV News  

The Indian Air Force on Saturday said it deployed eight helicopters as part of the rescue and relief operations following the cloudburst incident near the Amarnath cave shrine. The IAF said four Mi-17V5 and four Cheetal helicopters were deployed for rescue and relief efforts at the Amarnath shrine. "The Cheetal helicopters flew 45 sorties, inducting five NDRF and Army personnel …

Video: Jharkhand ropeway rescue ops turn tragic; man falls from helicopter, toll reaches 2
2 years, 8 months ago

Video: Jharkhand ropeway rescue ops turn tragic; man falls from helicopter, toll reaches 2

India TV News  

Highlights A man died after he fell down while being rescued using a helicopter in Jharkhand cable car accident Accident took place on Sunday when cable cars in a ropeway collided with each other at Trikut hills Around 50 were trapped in 12 cable cars out of whom 30 have been rescued as of now The death toll in the …

WATCH: IAF deploys Mi17 helicopter for daring rescue ops in Jharkhand's Deoghar ropeway mishap
2 years, 8 months ago

WATCH: IAF deploys Mi17 helicopter for daring rescue ops in Jharkhand's Deoghar ropeway mishap

India TV News  

Highlights As per eyewitnesses, 50 people were stuck in at least 12 cabins in the ropeway Out of 50, 18 people from 3 trollies have been rescued so far, in a joint operation An Mi17 helicopter is being used in the rescue operation. More choppers to join rescue efforts At least two people have died and several others are injured …

IAF gives detailed presentation to Rajnath Singh on CDS helicopter crash inquiry report
2 years, 11 months ago

IAF gives detailed presentation to Rajnath Singh on CDS helicopter crash inquiry report

Firstpost  

Sources said the Mi-17V5 was following a railway line in the hills when it entered a thick cloud cover. The crew decided to fly out of it rather than land, and hit a cliff in the process New Delhi: The Indian Air Force presented a detailed tri-services inquiry report to Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on the Mi-17 chopper crash …

Four Mi-17V5 chopper accidents in last five years, including Gen Rawat’s: Govt
3 years ago

Four Mi-17V5 chopper accidents in last five years, including Gen Rawat’s: Govt

Live Mint  

As many as four accidents of the Mi-17V5 helicopters of IAF have resulted in 21 deaths over the last five years, said the Union defence ministry on Friday. “Four accidents of Mi-17V5 helicopters of Indian Air Force have taken place in the last five years, including the one which took place on 8 December, in which all 14 people along …

15 helicopter accidents among 3 Services in last five years
3 years ago

15 helicopter accidents among 3 Services in last five years

The Hindu  

Two Indian Air Force helicopters have crash-landed since August last and there were 15 accidents involving helicopters of the three Services in the last five years, the government said in a written reply in Parliament on Friday. Of the 15, there were three accidents involving the M-17V5, including the chopper that crashed last week in Tamil Nadu killing Chief of …

IAF chopper crash | ‘It isn't the first time in the Nilgiris’
3 years ago

IAF chopper crash | ‘It isn't the first time in the Nilgiris’

The Hindu  

The Indian Air Force MI-17V5 helicopter crash on December 8, Wednesday afternoon, in the Coonoor ghat area of the Nilgiris that claimed the lives of the Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat and 11 other Army personnel is the second worst aviation accident in the district. Seven decades earlier, on December 13, 1950, in another …

Indian Air Force helicopter crash | Chopper hit tree before crashing: Eyewitness
3 years ago

Indian Air Force helicopter crash | Chopper hit tree before crashing: Eyewitness

The Hindu  

The ill-fated IAF Mi 17V5 helicopter carrying Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and others, hit a tree before crashing and going up in flames, according to an eyewitness account. “I ran out and saw the chopper climb steeply from the valley below before it clipped a tree and crashed,” he said. He said that helicopters heading to the …

IAF Helicopter Crash: Mishap happened due to foggy conditions and low visibility, say sources
3 years ago

IAF Helicopter Crash: Mishap happened due to foggy conditions and low visibility, say sources

Firstpost  

The helicopter was on its way from Sulur in Coimbatore to DSC in Wellington where Rawat, along with Chief of Army Staff MM Naravane, was slated to participate in an event later Nilgiirs/Delhi: An Indian Air Force helicopter with Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat on board met with an accident on Wednesday near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu, the …

Watch IAF Mi-17 Helicopter Airlift Man Stuck in Flooding Waters of Khutagat Dam in Bilaspur
4 years, 4 months ago

Watch IAF Mi-17 Helicopter Airlift Man Stuck in Flooding Waters of Khutagat Dam in Bilaspur

News 18  

A man who was stuck in the heavy flow of the Khutaghat Dam near Ratanpur area of Bilaspur was rescued by the Indian Air Force in a Mil Mi-17 helicopter. @IAF_MCC@CG_Police@ipskabra pic.twitter.com/cpthhKwWFN— BilaspurPolice August 17, 2020 In a similar operation that happened around the same time last year, the IAF rescued nearly 125 people stranded on a road washed away …

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