ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 267922
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| Date: | 21-SEP-2021 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  HAL Cheetah (Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama) |
| Owner/operator: | Indian Army |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Near Patnitop, Shiv Ghar Dhar area, Udhampur district -
 India
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Udhampur |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An Indian Army HAL Cheetah (Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama) crashed or crash landed on a hilly in foggy weather conditions in Shiv Ghar Dhar area, Udhampur district.
Both pilots died in the crash and the helicopter was destroyed.
Sources:
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/helicopter-crashes-in-j-k-s-udhampur-district-search-teams-rushed-to-spot-101632206349016.html
https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/helicopter-crashes-in-udhampur-district-of-jammu-kashmir-1855184-2021-09-21
https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-jammu-and-kashmir-1-killed-2-injured-as-army-helicopter-crashes-at-patnitop-in-jammu-2912144
https://thewire.in/security/two-indian-army-pilots-killed-as-helicopter-crashes-in-jks-udhampur
https://twitter.com/Arjun_aajka20/status/1440275116043034629
Media:
Two Confirmed fatalities due to crash land of an Indian Army HAL Cheetah helicopter during a training sortie in Patnitop area, Shiv Garh Dhar- Udhampur district earlier Today.
— FL360aero (@fl360aero) September 21, 2021
📹@Arjun_aajka20#helicopter #crash #aircraftcrash #aviation #safety #aircraft #aircrashinvestigation pic.twitter.com/tPRC4fo95y
Indian Army HAL Cheetah Helicopter Crashes In J&K#HAL #Cheetah #IndianArmy https://t.co/GUrKWBpOTd
— Fighter jets World (@FJW_Aviation) September 21, 2021
#LtGenYKJoshi, #ArmyCdrNC and all ranks #salute the bravehearts Major Rohit Kumar & Major Anuj Rajput who made the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty on 21 Sept 2021 at #Patnitop and offer deepest condolences to their families.@adgpi@Tri_Service@Whiteknight_IA@IAF_MCC pic.twitter.com/4QC3ccefZi
— NorthernComd.IA (@NorthernComd_IA) September 21, 2021
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Sep-2021 07:02 | gerard57 | Added |
| 21-Sep-2021 07:06 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Sep-2021 07:47 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Sep-2021 07:48 | gerard57 | Updated [Source] |
| 21-Sep-2021 07:52 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 21-Sep-2021 10:10 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Sep-2021 21:50 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 21-Sep-2021 23:18 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 22-Sep-2021 11:13 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 22-Sep-2021 11:14 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 23-Sep-2021 07:42 | ABN397 | Updated [Location, Nature, Departure airport, Embed code] |
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