Accidents
June 2011 Accidents
Preliminary Report: Indian Helicopter Crash Claims Five Eurocopter AS350B3, Luguthang, India, April 30, 2011–The Ecureuil (Squirrel) was dest

Preliminary Report: Indian Helicopter Crash Claims Five

Eurocopter AS350B3, Luguthang, India, April 30, 2011–The Ecureuil (Squirrel) was destroyed and its two pilots and three passengers (among them a prominent Indian politician) were killed when it crashed 20 minutes after takeoff on a flight to the Arunachal Pradesh state capital, Itanagar. The Indian-registered aircraft, operated by Pawan Hans Helicopters, was missing for five days before its wreckage was discovered near a remote snow-bound village.