Mi-17 copter that crash-landed. PTI
New Delhi, November 18
Two pilots and three crew members on board an Indian Air Force Mi-17 helicopter had a lucky escape after the chopper force-landed following a technical snag.
The incident occurred in eastern Arunachal Pradesh. The helicopter was carrying out a maintenance sortie from Hayuliang to Rochham when the incident took place due to technical fault. A court of inquiry has been ordered.
In September, two pilots were killed when an Army helicopter crash-landed in Shiv Garh Dhar area near Patnitop tourist resort in Udhampur district of J&K. In August, two pilots were killed after an Army helicopter crashed into the Ranjit Sagar Dam lake near Pathankot. — TNS
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