Technical glitch occurred before helicopter reached Kedarnath helipad, 6 passengers were on board
Uttarkashi. A major accident was averted in Uttarakhand. This accident was avoided due to the wisdom of the helicopter pilot in Kedarnath Dham. An emergency landing of a helicopter filled with passengers has taken place in Kedarnath Dham. Information has been received that the rudder of Crystal’s helicopter got damaged.
The pilot showed wisdom and made an emergency landing of the helicopter. The pilgrims heaved a sigh of relief after the helicopter landed safely. Helicopter service in Kedarnath has always been risky. There have been 10 accidents in Kedarnath in the last 11 years.
District Disaster Management Officer Nandan Singh Rajwar said that today at 7 am on Friday, the Heli of Cretan Aviation Company had taken off for Kedarnath carrying six passengers. Due to a technical glitch, the helicopter made an emergency landing about 100 meters before the Kedarnath helipad.
Pilot Kalpesh showed wisdom and made a safe landing in the emergency situation, in which all the devotees are safe and secure. During the incident, police and administration officials and employees went to the spot and helped the passengers and took them to the temple. DGCA will investigate the emergency landing of Crystal Company’s helicopter in Kedarnath Dham. Garhwal Commissioner Vinay Shankar Pandey said that due to technical faults in the tail rotor of the helicopter, the pilot made a soft landing very wisely. There were six passengers from Tamil Nadu in the helicopter.
