Helicopter Crash

Over the last few weeks, the Char Dham route has seen several such incidents. Here’s a list of such accidents

Two helicopters collide mid-air in Finland, several casualties reported

Media reported that the helicopters had taken off from Estonia and were carrying businessmen, with three people in one and two in the other.

NYC helicopter flights under scrutiny after Hudson crash: A look back at past accidents

A fatal Hudson River crash has renewed scrutiny of helicopter safety in New York City. Since 1977, at least 38 people have died in various helicopter incidents across the city.

NYC helicopter crash in Hudson kills 6, including pilot and Spanish tourist family

A sightseeing helicopter broke apart midair over New York City, crashing into the Hudson River and killing the pilot and five Spanish tourists, including three children, in a catastrophic aviation failure.

Crashed US Army Black Hawk unit was responsible for doomsday readiness

The three soldiers killed in the collision were part of the 12th Aviation Battalion at Fort Belvoir in Virginia, whose responsibilities in a national crisis include evacuating Pentagon officials. Another 64 people were killed in the passenger plane.

Helicopter crash in Pune's Bavdhan: Two feared dead as aircraft catches fire

Pune, Oct 2 Two persons were feared killed after a helicopter crashed in Maharashtra's Pune district and caught fire on Wednesday morning, police sai..

Iranians gather in thousands to bid adieu to President Raisi

President Ebrahim Raisi and seven members of his entourage, including foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, were killed in a helicopter crash on a fog-shrouded mountainside in Iran on May 19. The images capture scenes of thousands of Iranians bidding farewell to Raisi. The photographs depict throngs of people gathered in the streets, waving flags and banners adorned with Raisi's image

Iran President Ebrahim Raisi Dies In A Helicopter Crash | 'No Survivors' Found At The Crash Site

Hours after the news of the Iranian President’s helicopter crash shocked the world on Sunday, Iranian state media on Monday said that “no survivors” were found at the crash site of the helicopter carrying Ebrahim Raisi in the country’s northwest. The Iranian state-run media outlets said Raisi was travelling in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province and that the incident happened near Jolfa, a city on the border with the nation of Azerbaijan, some 600 kilometres northwest of the Iranian capital, Tehran. IRNA called the area where the incident happened a “forest.”

CEO of major Nigerian bank killed in California helicopter crash, director-general of WTO says

Nigeria bank CEO, wife, and son died in a helicopter crash in Mojave Desert, California, near Interstate 15 on Friday.

Ukraine helicopter crash kills 16 including interior minister

According to the latest official toll, nine people on board and at least seven on the ground were killed when the French-made Super Puma helicopter went down in Brovary on the eastern outskirts of Kyiv.

Crash of ALH-WSI brings into focus accidents involving military platforms

Seven helicopters each from the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force were involved in accidents during the period while the number from the Navy was one.

Indian Army's Cheetah helicopter crashes in Arunachal's Tawang; pilot killed

The incident happened around 10 am during a routine sortie in a forward area, according to defence spokesperson Col AS Walia.

Video: Helicopter crashes at Chhattisgarh airport, 2 pilots killed

The chopper crashed during a flying practice at the Swami Vivekananda Airport in Raipur. A probe has been ordered into the incident.

General Bipin Rawat’s tragic death should lead to higher safety standards for helicopters

Rajnath Singh told Parliament last year that the country had lost 25 aircraft and four helicopters from 2016 to 2019. Since then, seven more helicopters and nine aircraft have been lost in accidents.

IAF copter crash: Search on for black box

The sources added the search area has been expanded from 300 metres to one km from the accident spot by the Defence officials.

Video: General Bipin Rawat's helicopter moments before crash, last visuals

The Mi-17VH helicopter carrying General Bipin Rawat took from the Sulur IAF station in Coimbatore before it crashed near Coonoor.

General Bipin Rawat, Gorkha Rifles officer to India's first Chief of Defence Staff

General Bipin Rawat, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), comes from a military family with several generations having served in the armed forces.

Who is General Bipin Rawat, India's first Chief of Defence Staff?

General Bipin Rawat, Chief of Defence Staff, was on his way to the Defence Staff College in Wellington when the helicopter crashed.

Khandu's body arrives in Itanagar; PM, Sonia to pay homage

The body of Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu, who was killed in a helicopter crash, was on Thursday brought by the army for people to pay their last respects before being taken to his home district, Tawang, tomorrow for the last rites.