A defective helicopter being airlifted from Uttarakhand's Kedarnath to Gauchar by an Indian Air Force MI-17 chopper crashed on 2024-08-31 morning. The private helicopter crashed near the Mandakini River in Lincholi. Thankfully, no one was injured in the accident, which was caught on camera.
The helicopter was being taken to the Gauchar airstrip with the help of the MI-17 aircraft for repairs. The pilot, however, dropped the chopper at a vacant spot when the MI-17 started losing balance.
As soon as the MI-17 covered a little distance, it started losing balance due to the weight of the helicopter and strong wind. The pilot had to drop it near the Tharu camp.
There was no passenger or luggage on the helicopter. A rescue team reached the spot after the crash.
The private helicopter had made an emergency landing near the Kedarnath helipad due to some technical faults in May 2024.
The chopper was earlier reportedly involved in ferrying passengers to Kedarnath temple.
Rain-induced landslides along the route from Gaurikund to Kedarnath had left thousands of people stranded, prompting the administration to launch a massive rescue operation aided by the Air Force's Chinook and MI17 helicopters, besides private choppers.
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* Mishap And Calamity (2024-08-31)
* How India Travels
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