DGCA orders probe into Arunachal chopper crash
April 19th, 2011 - 10:21 pm ICT by ANINew Delhi, Apr 19 (ANI): The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) today ordered an inquiry into the crash of a Pawan Hans helicopter in Arunachal Pradesh in which seventeen persons were feared killed.The MI-172 chopper crash-landed due to likely wind shear and down draft while landing and caught fire on impact to the ground”, preliminary reports said.Later official statement said that the MI-172 helicopter (VT-PHF) of Pawan Hans Helicopters Ltd was carrying 18 passengers, including two minors, and five crew members from Guwahati to Tawang. The actual number of fatalities and injured were being ascertained. Search and rescue measures were in progress, the statement said. Officers from DGCA have rushed to the site of the accident and an inquiry ordered into the accident. The Director General along with a team of senior officials would be visiting the accident site tomorrow. (ANI)
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