Wednesday, September 11, 2013

DGCA orders an inquiry into the crash of a Pawan Hans helicopter


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The Directorate General of Civil Aviation, DGCA, has ordered an inquiry into the crash of a Pawan Hans helicopter in Arunachal Pradesh. Officials in New Delhi said a high level team of DGCA officers led by Director General E K Bharat Bhushan will visit the accident site today.
Seventeen people were killed and six seriously injured in a helicopter crash in Tawang town of Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday. The MI-172 Pawan Hans helicopter with 23 people on board caught fire and crashed into a gorge while landing at Tawang. The helicopter fell from a height of 15 metres.

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