Six Feared Dead in Helicopter Crash in Indian Himalayan State
Rescue teams were dispatched after the helicopter lost contact and crashed into a hillside, with officials saying 9 Char Dham sector accidents have occurred since 2015.
- On Friday, a helicopter carrying six people crashed into a hillside near Joshimath, Uttarakhand, while flying from Badrinath to Dehradun around 2:20 pm, officials said.
- The Uttarakhand Civil Aviation Development Authority stated that the Trans Bharat Aviation Pvt Ltd helicopter, call sign VT-HCX, lost communication while flying over Joshimath valley at 2:20 pm.
- Teams from the Chamoli administration, SDRF, Army, and ITBP were dispatched for rescue operations, while Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami directed officials to ensure critically injured passengers received immediate medical care.
- An analysis by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau showed nine occurrences in the Char Dham sector between 2015 and 2025, with last year recording four accidents—the highest annual count in that period.
- UCADA CEO Prateek Jain stated that authorities will deploy another rescue helicopter to locate the missing aircraft as soon as weather conditions improve, though the exact crash location remains untraced.
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The helicopter was flying from Badrinath, a prominent pilgrimage destination for Hindus located in the mountains, to Dehradun city, carrying five passengers and a pilot.
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A helicopter carrying six people, including the pilot and five passengers, has reportedly crashed near Chai village in Joshimath, Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, on Friday afternoon. The aircraft was travelling from Badrinath to Dehradun when authorities lost contact with it.
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