1 serious, 1 minor injury to the 2 POB. Damage level to helicopter not known
Tags: Dhruv, HAL, India, Indian Army, Military, Safety
Crashed off the Vishakhapatnam harbour Two crew members were immediately rescued while two others were missing and a search was underway for them.
Tags: Eurocopter, Fatal, India, Indian Navy, Military, SA316, Safety
Force landing after being shot at by militants - photos here. The hydraulic system and genrators were damaged. 1 of the 7 POB was injured
Tags: India, Indian Air Force, Mi-17, Mil, Military, Safety
While carrying out taxi after the main rotor blade change, main rotor blades hit the tail boom damaging main and tail rotor blades including tail boom.
Tags: Civil, Euirocopter, India, Prabhatam Aviation, SA316, Safety
Damaged in emergency landing near Vaishno Devi shrine - remaining mostly undamaged and relatively upright into the trees/shrubs into which it fell. Minor injuries to 7 POB, named as pilot A S Parmar and passengers Anita Puri, Meenakshi, Arun Kumar, Arti Devi, Raj Rani and Chetan Kumar. Sources vary, but most report a technical issue shortly after take-off and the pilot electing to put the helicopter down asap.
Tags: B407, Bell, Civil, India, Pawan Hans, Safety
Destroyed in hangar fire - which also affected five trainer aircraft operated by Andhra Pradesh Aviation Academy. The helicopter had a total of 970 hours on the airframe according to this report.
Tags: AgustaWestland, Andhra Pradesh, AW139, Civil, India, Safety, VIP
Crashed on take off from INS Hansa (nr Dabolim) after refuelling en route Mumbai to Bangalore. Post crash fire. Another report says landing accident, not take-off
Tags: Chetak, Fatal, HAL, India, Indian Navy, Military, Safety
Two Mi-17 helicopters hit each other on take off on a training mission from an air base near the village of Sarmat in Jamnagar district of Gujarat state. 9 killed, assumed currently as 4 in one helicopter and 5 in the other. One helicopter caught fire and completely burned out, the other did not - see photo set here
Tags: Fatal, India, Indian Air Force, Mi-8, Mil, Military, Safety
Two Mi-17 helicopters hit each other on take off on a training mission from an air base near the village of Sarmat in Jamnagar district of Gujarat state. 9 killed, assumed currently as 4 in one helicopter and 5 in the other. One helicopter caught fire and completely burned out, the other did not - see photo set here
Tags: Fatal, India, Indian Air Force, Mi-8, Mil, Military, Safety
Helicopter landed with considerable forward speed and cartwheeled over its nose on landing - indicating skids possible dug into ground. Helicopter destroyed but all 5 POB (including spiritual leader Asaram Bapu) safely exited with only minor injuries
Tags: B206, Bell, Civil, Fast Helicharters, India, Safety
Emergency landing after engine failure. 14 POB
Tags: India, Indian Air Force, Mi-17, Mil, Military, Safety
Crashed, killing pilot Major Chandrashekhar Singh, shortly after dropping off supplies at a helipad in the Himalayas at an altitude of 19,685ft
Tags: Chetak, Fatal, HAL, India, Indian Army, Loadlifting, Military, Safety
Crash landed at Ranchi Airport due to tail rotor problems. Local reports suggest that pilot made a high speed landing on wheels and the helicopter then turned over up to six times as a result of this landing. However, it meant that all survived and the 6 POB have already been declared "out of danger" by Apollo Hospital. Occupants included Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda and his wife Meera.
Reg VT-VKS assumed as this is the only 109 operated by Aryan Aviation (stated as the operator of the crashed aircraft) and the DGCA record for VT-VKS corroborates the age of the aircraft from reports
Tags: AgustaWestland, Aryan Aviation, AW109, Civil, India, Safety, VVIP
Emergency landing after door (possibly of cargo compartment, reports differ) opened on take 0ff. Passengers included Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and home minister Uma Shankar Gupta
Helicopter on training flight made emergency landing on roof of apartment block, ending up on its side. The two occupants of the helicopter were unhurt. A HAL press release named them as Air Commodore (Retd) Roj Assey alongwith trainee Capt Digvijay Singh
Tags: Civil, HAL Rotary Wing Academy, India, S300, Safety, Schweizer, Training
Maoist rebels shot at helicopter (which was on an EMS flight evacuating two injuried people). Bullet holes confirmed on landing
Tags: Border Security Force, Civil, Dhruv, EMS, HAL, India, Safety
Heavily damaged after crashing from 100ft altitude on take off on a test flight. Pilot P D Tiwari, Co-pilot also named as P D Tiwari, and technicians Anand Bharti, Pankaj Pal and Subroto Chandra
Tags: Civil, Dhruv, HAL, India, Indian Border Security Force, Safety
Helicopter caught fire shortly after landing. 13 POB all safe
Tags: India, Indian Navy, Military, S61, Safety, Sikorsky
Emergency landing after unexpected vibration levels. Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on board
Tags: AgustaWestland, AW109, Civil, India, State Govt of Rajasthan
A BSF (Border Security Force) helicopter on anti-Naxal duty crashed on the outskirts of Ranchi today, killing two pilots and a technician on board. The Dhruv was going to Chaibasa from Ranchi when its engine caught fire and it crashed in Khunti jungle, a senior BSF official said. Aircraft completely burnt out. Pilot named as Captain K V Thomas (52), and co-pilot as S P Singh Bhandal, age 55
Tags: Border Security Force, Dhruv, Fatal, HAL, India, Military, Pawan Hans
Reported that solo student pilot probably lost control and grazed a high-tension wire, hurling the helicopter off balance and it came crashing down in the fields seriously injuring pilot Sudeep Vashist
Tags: Civil, India, Indira Gandhi Flight Academy
Precautionary landing due to weather en route Belgaum to Juhu on a ferry flight with 4POB after completing a filming job
Tags: AS350, Civil, Eurocopter, Global Vectra, India
Mil8 with 9 POB made emergency landing due to technical issue. After being checked over helicopter departed later with no further issue.
Tags: India, Indian Air Force, Mi-8, Mil, Military
Precautionary landing due weather
Tags: India, Indian Air Force, Mi-8, Mil, Military
Solo student pilot, seriously injured. Helicopter type TBA - although one report is now saying it was a fixed wing. We will monitor wires to decide and delete this record if appropriate
Tags: India, Indian Air Force, Military
Emergency landing in a paddy field during a post-maintenance ferry flight
Tags: India, Indian Coast Guard, Military
Helicopter ended up on its side in a jungle area. No initial indication as to cause
Tags: B407, Bell, Civil, India, SAR Aviation
A Border Security Force helicopter crashed in Sirohi district of Rajasthan killing the pilot and three others. The helicopter crashed at 3 pm near Bahadurpura village. A team of officials from Mount Abu reached the crash site and all the bodies, which are badly burnt, have been recovered. The killed are identifed as pilot Colonel (retd) Bal, co-pilot deputy commandant Vivek Chaudhary, engineer SS Chopra and sub inspector Sohanlal.
Tags: Fatal, India, Indian Air Force, Mi-8, Mil, Military
Crashed in mountainous region. One passenger was Arunachal Pradesh's Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu
Tags: AS350, Civil, Eurocopter, Fatal, India, Pawan Hans
Helicopter was being used by political figure and a flag being waved (or thrown?) by an enthusiastic supporter got caught up in the rotor blades. Helicopter grounded for engineers, Politician continued by road
Tags: B412, Bell, Civil, India
“Though it seems that the helicopter had crashed owing to the inclement weather, a court of inquiry has been ordered,” quoting the Indian Army. Deceased quoted at pilots – Lt. Jepa and Lt. Col Bhatia of the Indian Air Force and soldiers Naib Subedar Rana and Naik Panth of 8 Gorkha Rifles
Tags: Dhruv, Fatal, HAL, India, Indian Army, Military
Mi-17 hit a wall and burst into flames as it was trying to land in India's remote northeast, killing 17 people [later revised to 18 after another passenger died]. It was on a regular passenger service from Guwahati. See also HeliHub.com story on appointment of a committee of inquiry
Tags: Civil, Fatal, India, Mi-17, Mil, Pawan Hans
The Chetak helicopter was on a routine sortie from the Bamrauli base, but had to make the emergency landing as a precaution due to a technical defect
Tags: Chetak, HAL, India, Indian Air Force, Military
Helicopter crashed into unoccupied building close to an air base used for training by the Indian Army. Two killed were Major Atul Garje and Captain Bhanu Pratap Gupta
Tags: Cheetah, Fatal, HAL, India, Indian Army, Military
Crashed shortly after take-off
Tags: Dhruv, HAL, India, Indian Air Force, Military
Rolled over while taxiing. Caught fire and injuring both the pilots (named in one report as S P S Brar and M S Brar)
Tags: AS365, Civil, Eurocopter, India, Pawan Hans
The Mi-26 chopper carrying defence personnel took off from the technical airport at Satwari and crashed within minutes of take off at 0950 hours, defence spokesperson Lt Col Viplov Nath said.
Tags: India, Indian Air Force, Mi-26, Mil, Military
Emergency landing due to fog
Tags: Civil, India, Mi-17, Mil, Pawan Hans
All 12 armed forces personnel on board an IAF MI-17 helicopter were killed when it crashed minutes after take-off from Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh.
Tags: Fatal, India, Indian Air Force, Mi-17, Mil, Military
The Cheetah helicopter was on a routine air maintenance sortie when the crash landing took place at 0810 hours, IAF sources said in New Delhi. Defence Ministry sources said the two pilots on board the helicopter were injured and were evacuated to Leh for treatment.
Tags: Chetak, HAL, India, Indian Air Force, Military
The pilots reported a technical problem in the chopper shortly after take off and landed in emergency condition
