ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 122336
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| Date: | 13-MAY-2011 |
| Time: | 15:15 LT |
| Type: |  HAL Chetak (SA 316B Alouette III) |
| Operator: | Border Security Forces (BSF) India |
| Registration: | VT-EQL |
| C/n / msn: | AH-303 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Fatehpura, Rajasthan's Siroh district -
 India
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Gandhinagar (Gujarat) |
| Jodhpur |
A BSF helicopter crashed in a hilly region of Rajasthan's Sirohi district on Friday killing all the four occupants, including the pilot, a senior official said.
Sirohi district collector Shriram Meena said the chopper crashed in the hills of village Fatehpura near Abu Road, about 200 km from Jodhpur, at about 3.30 PM.
The aircraft had taken off from Gandhinagar (Gujarat) at 2.20 PM and was to land in Jodhpur at 4.20 PM, he said.
Sources:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Four-killed-as-BSF-copter-crashes-in-Rajasthan/articleshow/8308958.cms
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-May-2011 11:28 | gerard57 | Added |
| 13-May-2011 11:29 | gerard57 | Updated [Location] |
| 13-May-2011 11:30 | gerard57 | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 14-May-2011 12:15 | Black Typhoon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Source] |
| 29-Aug-2011 03:26 | 122.163.194.236 | Updated [Registration] |
| 29-Aug-2011 03:26 | 87.211.83.33 | Updated [Registration, Cn] |
| 05-Dec-2012 12:37 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Dec-2012 12:38 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities, Source] |
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