- By Kamal Kumar
- Sat, 04 Nov 2023 04:26 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Navy Helicopter Crash: An Indian Navy personnel was killed and another injured after a Chetak training helicopter of the Indian Navy met with an accident during a routine ground maintenance check on the runway of the Naval airport at Willingdon Island near Kochi on Saturday. The incident happened around 2:30 PM during the training session. According to the IANS, the seven-seater helicopter had two people onboard at the of the accident.
"A Chetak helicopter met with a ground accident today during maintenance taxi checks at INS Garuda, Kochi, resulting in the unfortunate loss of life of one ground crew. A Board of Inquiry has been ordered to investigate the cause of the accident: Indian Navy," reported ANI.
While quoting Indian Navy officials, ANI also reported that One navy sailor died after he met an accident during the ground maintenance check of a Chetak helicopter at Naval air base INS Garuda in Kochi.
The helicopter reportedly functioned from INS Garuda, the Naval air station located adjacent to the Southern Naval Command in Kochi. According to a Hindustan Times report, the aircraft crashed soon after the lift-off, leaving two naval personnel injured in the incident. During the mishap, one personnel was killed after he was hit by the rotor blades of the chopper, it reported.
Onmanorama reported that soon after the incident the duo were taken to the nearby Sanjeevni hospital at the Naval headquarters. Ernakulam Harbour police have reached the spot.
(Further details awaited)
