This Cheetah helicopter was coming from Surba Samba area except the Journal Officer Commanding the 5th Infantry Division. The cause of the incident could not be ascertained at the initial stage.
An Army Cheetah helicopter crashed near the Tawang area of Arunachal Pradesh. One pilot died in the accident. PTI quoted an Indian Army official as saying that the incident happened during a routine flight around 10 am on Wednesday. Both pilots were taken to a nearby military hospital.
While the pilot, identified as Lieutenant Colonel Saurav Yadav, succumbed to his injuries during treatment, the other pilot is still undergoing treatment at the hospital. According to the information received, the Cheetah helicopter of the army crashed in Nyamjung Chu near Jamithang Circle BT.
This Cheetah helicopter was coming from Surba Samba area except the Journal Officer Commanding the 5th Infantry Division. The cause of the incident could not be ascertained at the initial stage, the details are being ascertained at present.
Let us inform you that in March, a Cheetah helicopter crashed in the Gurez sector of North Kashmir, in which an army pilot was killed. His co-pilot was seriously injured.
PTI quoted an Indian Army official as saying that the incident happened during a routine flight around 10 am on Wednesday. Both pilots were taken to a nearby military hospital.
This Cheetah helicopter was coming from Surba Samba area except the Journal Officer Commanding the 5th Infantry Division. The cause of the incident could not be ascertained at the initial stage.