Video: IAF Orders Probe After Mi-17 Helicopter Drops Faulty Chopper In Kedarnath
6 months, 4 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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Air Force claims human error caused chopper crash that killed CDS General Bipin Rawat
3 months, 1 week ago

Air Force claims human error caused chopper crash that killed CDS General Bipin Rawat

Firstpost  

Human error by the aircrew– understood to mean mistakes during flight by the crew in-charge– was identified as the cause of the incident involving the 2021 Mi-17 V5 helicopter crash that was carrying Gen. Rawat The Indian Air Force, in a recent report tabled in the Lok Sabha, has confirmed that the helicopter crash that resulted in the deaths of …

Breaking News: Army MI-17 Airlifted Chopper Crashes in Kedarnath, Watch Video | ABP News
6 months, 4 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
6 months, 4 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 Crashes During Airlifted Recovery Operation By Another Chopper In Kedarnath: VIDEO
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Helicopter Crashes During Airlifted Recovery Operation By Another Chopper In Kedarnath: VIDEO

ABP News  

A helicopter, that was earlier damaged during a landing at the Kedarnath Dham in Uttarakhand, slipped from an MI-17 chopper during a recovery operation on Saturday and crashed near the Mandakini River. VIDEO | Uttarakhand: A defective helicopter, which was being air lifted from #Kedarnath by another chopper, accidentally fell from mid-air as the towing rope snapped, earlier today.#UttarakhandNews pic.twitter.com/yYo9nCXRIw …

Helicopter being airlifted by MI-17 crashes in Kedarnath | VIDEO
6 months, 4 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, 7 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
2 years 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, 8 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 …

WATCH: IAF deploys Mi17 helicopter for daring rescue ops in Jharkhand's Deoghar ropeway mishap
2 years, 11 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 …

Video: Jharkhand ropeway rescue ops turn tragic; man falls from helicopter, toll reaches 2
2 years, 11 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 …

IAF gives detailed presentation to Rajnath Singh on CDS helicopter crash inquiry report
3 years, 2 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, 3 months 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, 3 months 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, 3 months 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, 3 months 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, 3 months 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 …

Chinook helicopter takes off from Kedarnath with debris of IAF’s MI-17 helicopter
4 years, 5 months ago

Chinook helicopter takes off from Kedarnath with debris of IAF’s MI-17 helicopter

Live Mint  

A Chinook helicopter on Saturday took off the debris of Indian Air Force's MI-17 helicopter that caught fire following a collision with an iron girder while landing at the helipad near Kedarnath temple in 2018. Chinook helicopter landed at the MI-17 helipad in Kedarnath on Saturday to carry back the debris of Indian Air Force's MI-17 helicopter. In 2018, the …

Watch IAF Mi-17 Helicopter Airlift Man Stuck in Flooding Waters of Khutagat Dam in Bilaspur
4 years, 7 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 …

Shooting down of IAF chopper on Feb 27 case of mistaken fratricide: Government
5 years, 4 months ago

Shooting down of IAF chopper on Feb 27 case of mistaken fratricide: Government

India TV News  

The government on Wednesday termed as "mistaken fratricide" the shooting down of its own helicopter by the Indian Air Force in Kashmir on February 27 when Indian and Pakistani forces were engaged in a dogfight. A surface-to-air missile of the Indian Air Force brought down the Mi-17 aircraft in Budgam in the Kashmir Valley, killing six IAF personnel on board …

IAF choppers transport wreckage of pvt aircraft that crashed near Kedarnath shrine
5 years, 5 months ago

IAF choppers transport wreckage of pvt aircraft that crashed near Kedarnath shrine

India TV News  

The wreckage of a private aircraft that had crashed near the holy Kedarnath shrine recently was transported out of the site by a team of two Mi-17 helicopters in challenging circumstances, IAF officials said on Sunday. The aircraft of UT Air Pvt limited had crashed a few days ago at an altitude of 11,500 ft at the Kedarnath helipad, just …

IAF to take action against six officers over Budgam Mi-17 chopper crash, two to face court-martial
5 years, 5 months ago

IAF to take action against six officers over Budgam Mi-17 chopper crash, two to face court-martial

Firstpost  

The fateful Mi-17 helicopter was shot down in Budgam by an Indian missile when Indian air defences were on high alert following the 26 February Balakot airstrike that targeted a terrorist camp in Pakistan New Delhi: Two Indian Air Force officers will face court-martial for the Mi-17 chopper crash in which six of its personnel were killed due to friendly …

Mi-17 chopper crash: action against 6 IAF officers, two to face court-martial
5 years, 5 months ago

Mi-17 chopper crash: action against 6 IAF officers, two to face court-martial

India TV News  

Two Indian Air Force officers will face court-martial for the Mi-17 chopper crash in which six of its personnel were killed on February 27 over Srinagar. "Two officers including a Group Captain and a Wing Commander would be tried by a court-martial for their lapses in the case due to which six IAF personnel were killed in friendly fire," News …

IAF admits it shot down own Mi-17 helicopter on February 27
5 years, 5 months ago

IAF admits it shot down own Mi-17 helicopter on February 27

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria, on Friday, for the first time, officially admitted that an Indian Air Force missile had shot down its own Mi-17 helicopter in Kashmir on February 27, calling it a “big mistake.” Earlier media reports that the IAF's air defence missile had shot down an Mi-17 helicopter in …

IAF missile brought down Mi-17 helicopter in Budgam, says probe
5 years, 7 months ago

IAF missile brought down Mi-17 helicopter in Budgam, says probe

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: A probe by Indian Air Force has found that Mi-17 IAF helicopter that crashed in Budgam on February 27 was hit by India’s own Spyder air defence missile system. The helicopter was hit by the missile minutes after Pakistan Air Force had entered Indian air space near Nowshera to bomb militarily installations in retaliation of the air strike …

Indian Army sends choppers to AN-32 crash site, Mi-17's and Advanced Light Helicopters deployed for search and rescue operation
5 years, 9 months ago

Indian Army sends choppers to AN-32 crash site, Mi-17's and Advanced Light Helicopters deployed for search and rescue operation

Firstpost  

Mi-17s and Advanced Light Helicopters of the Indian Army have been deployed for the search and rescue operation of 13 personnel on board the Indian Air Force’s AN-32. New Delhi: Mi-17s and Advanced Light Helicopters of the Indian Army have been deployed for the search and rescue operation of 13 personnel on board the Indian Air Force’s AN-32. The plane …

IAF officer to face culpable homicide charge for accidentally shooting down Mi-17 chopper during Indo-Pak tension
5 years, 10 months ago

IAF officer to face culpable homicide charge for accidentally shooting down Mi-17 chopper during Indo-Pak tension

India TV News  

The officer held responsible for the accidental shooting down of a military helicopter at the height of India-Pakistan tension in February will be charged by the Indian Air Force for culpable homicide not amounting to murder along with three others, according to reports. The IAF is yet to officially acknowledge reasons for the Mi-17 helicopter's crash on February 27, the …

IAF Mi-17 helicopter crashes near Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh, 7 dead
7 years, 5 months ago

IAF Mi-17 helicopter crashes near Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh, 7 dead

Live Mint  

New Delhi: An Indian airforce helicopter crashed in a remote mountain region near the border with China on Friday, killing all seven personnel on board, officials said. The Russian-made Mi-17 helicopter was ferrying military officials to a forward post in Arunachal Pradesh, defence spokesman Suneet Newton said. “The Mi-17 V5 chopper crashed at around 6 am when it was on …

IAF helicopter missing in Arunachal Pradesh: Search operations on, police claims it may have crashed
7 years, 8 months ago

IAF helicopter missing in Arunachal Pradesh: Search operations on, police claims it may have crashed

Firstpost  

A massive ground search operation is on for the second day on Wednesday in Arunachal Pradesh for a missing Indian Air Force helicopter with three operating crews on board, an official said. Itanagar : A massive ground search operation is on for the second day on Wednesday in Arunachal Pradesh for a missing Indian Air Force helicopter with three operating …

Arunachal: IAF helicopter goes missing with three on board
7 years, 8 months ago

Arunachal: IAF helicopter goes missing with three on board

New Indian Express  

ITANAGAR: An Indian Air Force Advanced Light Helicopter that was deployed for lifting people stranded due to road blockage went missing, along with three crew members, between Sagalee and Itanagar districts of Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday. Informing about the incident, Minister of State Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju said, “Weather is turbulent in North-East. I'm safe but whole State machinery is …

IAF’s Mi-17 crash-lands in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli, no casualties reported
8 years, 5 months ago

IAF’s Mi-17 crash-lands in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli, no casualties reported

India TV News  

An Mi-17 helicopter of the Indian Air Force today crash-landed near Mana village in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. Some persons onboard received minor injuries when the helicopter, carrying 15 people including crew members, crash-landed on Ghastoli helipad near Mana, police sources said. The Mi17 V5 helicopter crashed immediately after it took off from Ghastoli helipad near Mana Pass. No civilian …

7 IAF personnel killed in chopper crash in UP
10 years, 8 months ago

7 IAF personnel killed in chopper crash in UP

India TV News  

Sitapur/New Delhi: Seven IAF personnel including two officers were killed today when an ALH Dhruv helicopter in which they were flying from Bareilly to Allahabad crashed in Sitapur in Uttar Pradesh. The pilot of the chopper had given a ‘May Day call' before the crash and lost radio and radar contact after that, IAF spokesperson said in Delhi. The IAF …

IAF donates Rs 8.33 cr in PM's relief fund for Uttarakhand
11 years, 5 months ago

IAF donates Rs 8.33 cr in PM's relief fund for Uttarakhand

Firstpost  

IAF lost five of its men in the operations when one of its Mi-17V5 choppers crashed north of Gaurikund while returning from Kedarnath on 25 June. New Delhi: After having rescued over 23,000 people in disaster-hit Uttarakhand, the Indian Air Force has now contributed for their rehabilitation by donating Rs 8.33 crore in the Prime Minister’s relief fund. In one …

Uttarakhand: IAF chopper's cockpit voice recorder found, all 20 onboard dead: Browne
11 years, 9 months ago

Uttarakhand: IAF chopper's cockpit voice recorder found, all 20 onboard dead: Browne

India TV News  

Gauchar, Jun 26: The cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder of the ill-fated Mi-17 helicopter were today recovered near Gaurikund in Uttarakhand a day after it crashed during rescue mission, even as IAF chief NAK Browne ruled out possibility of any of the 20 men on board surviving. And, I think, in a few days' time, we will get …

Uttarakhand: 20 killed as IAF rescue chopper crashes near Gaurikund
11 years, 9 months ago

Uttarakhand: 20 killed as IAF rescue chopper crashes near Gaurikund

India TV News  

New Delhi/Gaurikund, June 26: A newly-acquired Indian Air Force Mi-17 V5 helicopter crashed while engaged on a rescue mission in Uttarakhand Tuesday killing 20 people, a top official engaged in the relief operations said. The IAF, however, put the toll at eight, including the chopper's five crew members.The five IAF personnel killed were a Wing Commander, two Flight Lieutenants, a …

12 Defence Personnel Killed In Iaf Chopper Crash In Tawang
14 years, 4 months ago

12 Defence Personnel Killed In Iaf Chopper Crash In Tawang

India TV News  

Itanagar/Shillong, Nov 19: All 12 defence personnel including a Lt.Colonel on board a MI-17 Air Force helicopter were killed today after it crashed in Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh close to the borders with China. "In a tragic air crash, an IAF Mi-17 helicopter with 12 service personnel onboard, crashed near Bomdir in Tawang today at around 1205 hrs, killing all …

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