3 killed in navy chopper crash
16 Oct 2012 6:19 AM IST
Three naval personnel, including two officers, were on Monday killed when their Chetak helicopter crashed while landing at Dabolim naval base here.
‘All three personnel on board have died in the crash which took place at about 1000 hours. A board of inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the causes behind it,’ a Navy spokesperson. The chopper, which was flying from Mumbai to Bangalore, was making a scheduled refuelling halt at 'INS Hansa' naval air base here, he said. The rotor of the helicopter broke while landing, Navy sources said here, adding that the chopper then caught fire. Civilian flights from the airport here were likely to be delayed as the chopper had crashed on the runway.
‘All three personnel on board have died in the crash which took place at about 1000 hours. A board of inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the causes behind it,’ a Navy spokesperson. The chopper, which was flying from Mumbai to Bangalore, was making a scheduled refuelling halt at 'INS Hansa' naval air base here, he said. The rotor of the helicopter broke while landing, Navy sources said here, adding that the chopper then caught fire. Civilian flights from the airport here were likely to be delayed as the chopper had crashed on the runway.
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