A Pawan Hans helicopter crashed into the ocean shortly after taking off on Tuesday morning from Port Blair – a city within the northern a part of Center Andaman Island. The helicopter was reportedly carrying seven individuals.
All passengers of the helicopter belonging to the nationwide chopper provider have been reported to be protected.
The incident occurred round 9:30 am on Tuesday, Pawan Hans spokesperson mentioned, including that the helicopter skilled a “brief touchdown incident close to Mayabunder within the Andaman and Nicobar Islands”.
“The helicopter had taken off from Port Blair with two crew members and 5 passengers on board. All have been rescued and are protected. No accidents have been reported,” the Pawan Hans spokesperson added.
Officers conscious of the matter mentioned the helicopter ditched into the ocean 300 metres wanting the runway, at round 9.30 am when it was to land in Mayabunder.
This comes a day after an air ambulance aircraft crashed in Jharkhand’s Chatra, killing all seven individuals on board.
The Beechcraft C90 air ambulance, operated by Redbird Airways Pvt Ltd, was en path to Delhi from Ranchi when it crashed on Monday night within the Bariatu Panchayat space of Simaria, positioned deep inside a forest.
The deceased have been recognized as Captain Vivek Vikas Bhagat, Captain Savrajdeep Singh, Sanjay Kumar, Dr Vikas Kumar Gupta, Sachin Kumar Mishra, Archana Devi and Dhuru Kumar.
In an announcement, the Directorate Common of Civil Aviation (DGCA) mentioned the Beechcraft C90 plane (VT-AJV) was working a medical evacuation flight on the Ranchi-Delhi sector when it crashed in Kasaria Panchayat of Chatra district.
“The plane was airborne from Ranchi at 19:11 IST. After establishing contact with Kolkata at 19:34 IST, the plane misplaced communication and radar contact with Kolkata at roughly 100 nautical miles south-east of Varanasi,” it mentioned.
