05-Feb-19 IA-2147 HAL Dhruv Thattaguppe, India
Emergency landing in a potato fieldm No injuries. Minimal damage, from images
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29-Jun-15 HAL Chetak Ramachandrapuram, India
Precautionary landing due to suspected engine problem. Engineers checked it over and it returned to base at INS Dega the same evening
Tags: Accidents, Chetak, HAL, India, Indian Navy, Military, Safety
02-Feb-15 Z3155 HAL Chetak Rangapahar, India
Crashed from 10-12 ft shortly after take off, 4 POB. Pilots Colonel B K Singh and Major Kshitij not injured
Tags: Accidents, Chetak, HAL, India, Indian Army, Military, Safety
27-Jan-15 FAE-605 HAL Dhruv Tena, Ecuador
Crashed shortly after take off from Army operations centre at Tena. All four survived despite helicopter ending upside down and on fire – named as captains Soberon Hernán Alberto Davalos Villacrés and Andrew Ismael Carrillo, Second Sergeant Henry Toapanta Ona and Sergeant Humberto Moreno. A later press report blamed this accident on a fault with the autopilot
Tags: Accidents, Dhruv, Ecuador, Ecuador Air Force, HAL, Military, Safety
13-Jan-15 FAE-603 HAL Dhruv Chongon, Ecuador
Ditched for unknown reason in the Chongón dam reservoir, all POB in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Video of the last stages of the recovery effort can be seen here A later press report blamed a tail rotor drive shaft problem
Tags: Accidents, Dhruv, Ecuador, Ecuador Air Force, Ecuadorian Army, HAL, Military, Safety
01-Oct-14 HAL Cheetah Bharthaul, India (3F)
Cheetah helicopter of the Indian Army taking part in the ongoing military exercise at the Jat Regimetanl Centre (JRC) at Bareilly crashed minutes after take-off killing all three on board. It had gained only a few hundred metres in height when it caught fire mid-air. Another report states it was a maintenance flight. The three were named as Major Abhijai Thapa, 29, Major Vikas Varyani, 29 and Captain Avinash Somavanshi, 26.
Tags: Accidents, Fatal, HAL, India, Indian Army, Military, Safety
25-Jul-14 HAL Dhruv Ataria, India (7F)
Emergency declared shortly after take-off, then crashed killing all seven on board. Copilot named here as Sqn. Ldr. R. Manu
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19-Dec-13 J-4064 HAL Dhruv Yellendu, India
Emergency landing and required maintenance engineer before further flight
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13-May-13 HAL Dhruv Siachen, India
1 serious, 1 minor injury to the 2 POB. Damage level to helicopter not known
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15-Oct-12 HAL Chetak Dabolim, India (3F)
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: Accidents, Chetak, Fatal, HAL, India, Indian Navy, Military, Safety
23-May-12 HAL Chetak Siachen Glacier, India (1F)
Crashed, killing pilot Major Chandrashekhar Singh, shortly after dropping off supplies at a helipad in the Himalayas at an altitude of 19,685ft
Tags: Accidents, Chetak, Fatal, HAL, India, Indian Army, Loadlifting, Military, Safety
05-Apr-12 HAL Dhruv Ranchi, India
Maoist rebels shot at helicopter (which was on an EMS flight evacuating two injuried people). Bullet holes confirmed on landing
Tags: Accidents, Border Security Force, Civil, Dhruv, EMS, HAL, India, Safety
15-Jan-12 VT-BSN HAL Dhruv Maha Airport, India
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: Accidents, Civil, Dhruv, HAL, India, Indian Border Security Force, Safety
19-Oct-11 VT-BSH HAL Dhruv Ranchi, India (3F)
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: Accidents, Border Security Force, Dhruv, Fatal, HAL, India, Military, Pawan Hans
21-Apr-11 HAL Dhruv Lachung, India (4F)
“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
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18-Mar-11 HAL Chetak Allahabad, India
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
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02-Feb-11 HAL Cheetah Nashik, India (2F)
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
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22-Dec-10 HAL Dhruv Leh, India
Crashed shortly after take-off
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08-Nov-10 HAL Chetak Siachen region, India
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.
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