Army chopper crash in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar: Army quote- Pilots were injured but safe
Army chopper crash in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar: Army quote- Pilots were injured but safe
The ALH Dhruv helicopter of the Indian Army crashed on Thursday in the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir. The Army said that three pilots were injured, but they are safe. Further investigation is going on. According to media reports, this is the third accident related to ALH Dhruv in the last two months.
The second incident took place a month back in Kerala. A test flight of the Indian Coast Guard's Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv Mark III helicopter made an emergency landing near the Cochin International Airport. At the time when the helicopter landed, it was flying at a height of 25 feet. The incident took place at 12.30 pm.
A major accident was averted due to this incident. However, one trainee suffered a hand fracture. ALH is built by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. Apart from the Coast Guards, it is used by the Army, Navy and Air Force. This was the second incident of a helicopter crash in the month of March.
The ALH of the Indian Navy, which was on a regular flight from Mumbai, had an emergency landing in the Arabian Sea. The incident took place on March 8 morning when the Navy helicopter was out for patrolling. Due to a lack of power and height, the pilot landed the helicopter on water. Technically it is called ditching, that is, an emergency landing on water.
All three crew members were ejected from the helicopter, after which the Navy carried out an immediate search and rescue operation and rescued the three crew members.