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Helicopter Crashes on Pilgrimage Flight in India's Uttarakhand State, Killing 6

Police and rescue teams rushed to the site after the helicopter went down amid adverse weather, with officials saying all six people on board were killed.

  • On Friday, a helicopter carrying six people—five passengers and one pilot—crashed while returning from Badrinath Dham to Joshimath in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district amid adverse weather conditions.
  • The India Meteorological Department issued an orange alert for Chamoli on October 30, warning of thunderstorms, hail, and gusty winds of 40–50 kmph in isolated areas.
  • Operated by Trans Bharat Aviation, the aircraft was flying from Badrinath to Sahastradhara, with UCADA personnel reporting its location signals near the Army camp above Chai village.
  • Teams of the State Disaster Response Force from Joshimath and Pandukeshwar deployed at 2:24 pm to the reported crash site to initiate search and rescue operations.
  • Local administration officials launched an aerial search after losing contact, though heavy rain and low visibility are currently complicating efforts to locate the missing aircraft wreckage.
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Helicopter crashes on pilgrimage flight in India's Uttarakhand state, killing 6

A helicopter carrying five passengers and a pilot on a pilgrimage flight crashed in Uttarakhand, India, killing all six on board. The helicopter was returning from the Badrinath shrine to Dehradun when it crashed near Chhai village. Officials said the…

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PNI broke the news on Friday, October 30, 2026.
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