Five people were killed and two others injured in the helicopter crash that happened near Gangnani in Uttarkashi district.Seven people, including the pilot, were on board the helicopter of Ahmedabad-based private company AeroTrans Services Pvt Ltd, one of the officials said.
New Delhi: The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) will probe the helicopter crash in Uttarakhand on Thursday that killed five people, according to officials.
Five people were killed and two others injured in the helicopter crash that happened near Gangnani in Uttarkashi district.
The officials said AAIB will be investigating the crash.
As per information from the Uttarkashi Police, the helicopter crashed on the Rishikesh-Gangotri National Highway at around 8:45 am.
Seven people, including the pilot, were on board the helicopter of Ahmedabad-based private company AeroTrans Services Pvt Ltd, one of the officials said.
The company’s Bell helicopter was involved in the crash.
As per information available on aviation regulator DGCA’s website, AeroTrans Services has two Bell helicopters and one Cessna aircraft.
Coming under the civil aviation ministry, AAIB is responsible for classification of safety occurrences’ involving aircraft operating in the Indian airspace into accidents, serious incidents and incidents.
It carries out detailed investigations into accidents and also suggests measures to improve safety.