ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 299467
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| Date: | 18-OCT-2022 |
| Time: | c. 12:00 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 407 |
| Owner/operator: | Aryan Aviation Pvt Ltd |
| Registration: | VT-RPN |
| MSN: | 53802 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Kedarnath, Uttarakhand -
 India
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Pawan Hans Helipad, Phata |
| Guptkashi | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An Aryan Aviation Bell 407 helicopter crashed in poor weather in mountainous terrain about 2 km from Kedarnath, Uttarakhand (altitude 3600m). The seven people onboard perished and the helicopter was destroyed by fire.
Ex N2666B, C-GAED (test reg.)
Sources:
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/uttarakhand-7-feared-killed-in-chopper-crash-near-kedarnath/articleshow/94937367.cms
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/helicopter-with-six-passengers-aboard-crashes-in-kedarnath-101666075986461.html
https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/helicopter-carrying-kedarnath-pilgrims-crashes-casualties-feared/cid/1892760
https://www.thestatesman.com/india/helicopter-carrying-kedarnath-pilgrims-crashes-six-dead-1503122703.html
https://thedailyguardian.com/6-died-in-kedarnath-helicopter-crash-dgca-orders-probe/
https://kashmirconvener.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/269845405_475770734067148_6068239822104588200_n.jpg (photo)
Location
Media:
#Uttarakhand | A helicopter carrying Kedarnath pilgrims from Phata crashes, casualties feared. More details awaited | reported by news agency ANI pic.twitter.com/Xe2Y9Xc8Fw
— NDTV (@ndtv) October 18, 2022
###Update | Seven people killed in the chopper crash, according to #Rudraprayag district disaster management officer NK Rajwar#Uttarakhand pic.twitter.com/wExEXJMQmG
— TOI Uttarakhand (@UttarakhandTOI) October 18, 2022
Update- 7 people died, 1 pilot and 6 passengers lost their lives in the helicopter #crash. Relief work continues.
— Chaudhary Parvez (@ChaudharyParvez) October 18, 2022
All helicopter services #suspended after #helicopter #crash in Kedarnath.#Kedarnath #Phata #Crashes #केदारनाथ #Uttarakhand #helicoptercrash #ACCIDENT pic.twitter.com/3GWcxvv8eR
A Helicopter crash near Garud Cheti, three kilometre from Kedarnath. Two pilots and four civilians killed. Bodies have been retrieved.#Uttarakhand #Kedarnath pic.twitter.com/TyX6bzaiJt
— Arvind Chauhan (@Arv_Ind_Chauhan) October 18, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Oct-2022 06:57 | gerard57 | Added |
| 18-Oct-2022 07:30 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total occupants, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 18-Oct-2022 07:55 | Aerossurance | Updated [Nature, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2022 07:56 | Aerossurance | Updated [Cn, Embed code] |
| 18-Oct-2022 07:57 | Aerossurance | Updated [Total occupants, Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2022 07:59 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code] |
| 18-Oct-2022 07:59 | Aerossurance | Updated [[Embed code]] |
| 18-Oct-2022 07:59 | Aerossurance | Updated [[[Embed code]]] |
| 18-Oct-2022 08:01 | Aerossurance | Updated [Total fatalities] |
| 18-Oct-2022 08:36 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2022 08:41 | RobertMB | Updated [Embed code] |
| 18-Oct-2022 08:43 | RobertMB | Updated [Operator] |
| 18-Oct-2022 08:51 | Captain Adam | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2022 09:00 | RobertMB | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2022 09:42 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2022 09:45 | RobertMB | Updated [Operator, Location, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2022 09:47 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Source] |
| 18-Oct-2022 09:51 | RobertMB | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2022 11:37 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2022 15:38 | Captain Adam | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2022 16:29 | RobertMB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2022 17:45 | RobertMB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 19-Oct-2022 10:12 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Narrative, Category] |
| 20-Oct-2022 11:40 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
| 26-Oct-2022 19:11 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative] |
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