Pictures of helicopter accident in Porbandar, Gujarat.
Indian Coast Guard helicopter crashed in Porbandar, Gujarat at 12 noon on Sunday. 3 people died in the accident. According to news agency ANI, the Coast Guard’s ICG ALH MK-III helicopter Dhruv was on a routine flight, which landed at Porbandar airport at 12.15 pm.
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As soon as the helicopter fell, it caught fire. Indian Coast Guard said that there were 3 people including 2 pilots in the helicopter. All three lost their lives in the accident, who have been identified as Sudhir Kumar Yadav, Manoj Pradhan and Saurabh Kumar.
DIG and District Superintendent of Police arrived As soon as the information was received, police officers including Coast Guard DIG Pankaj Aggarwal and District Police Chief Bhagirath Singh Jadeja also reached the hospital. The bodies of the three soldiers have been sent to Bhavsinghji Government Hospital in Porbandar for PM.
Last year also on September 2, the Advanced Light Helicopter (Dhruv) of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) had fallen into the Arabian Sea near Porbandar coast. During this time, one of the four crew members aboard the helicopter was saved, while three crew members went missing.
Pictures of the accident…
Helicopter crashes at Coast Guard airstrip in Porbandar.
After the helicopter crashed, smoke spread far and wide.
Employees taking the bodies of the deceased to Bhavsinghji Civil Hospital, Porbandar.
Crash Helicopter is Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopter. It is used in rescue and patrolling.
3 accidents of Dhruv helicopter in 2023…
March 8: Emergency landing of Navy’s Dhruv helicopter in the Arabian Sea. Indian Navy’s ALH Dhruv made an emergency landing in the Arabian Sea from Mumbai. The incident occurred on the morning of March 8, 2023, when the Navy had gone out for patrolling with this helicopter. Due to lack of power and height, the pilot landed the helicopter on water. Technically it is called ditching, i.e. making an emergency landing on water.
March 26: Coast Guard’s Dhruv helicopter made emergency landing in Kerala. Emergency landing of ALH Dhruv helicopter was made in Kerala. The trainee pilot’s hand was fractured in this incident. An emergency landing of the test flight of the Indian Coast Guard’s Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv Mark 3 was made near Cochin International Airport in Kerala on March 26, 2023. At the time of landing the helicopter was flying at a height of 25 feet. A trainee pilot’s hand was fractured in the accident.
May 4: Dhruv helicopter crash in Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir, 1 soldier killed, two injured The ALH Dhruv helicopter crashed on May 4, 2023 in Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir. The ALH Dhruv helicopter crashed on May 4, 2023 in Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir. Craftsman Pabballa Anil had died in the accident. Two pilots were injured. According to the Army, at 11:15 am the helicopter had informed the air traffic controller about a technical fault. After this he proceeded for a precautionary landing. The helicopter had crashed due to bad and undergrowth ground.
