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| Date: | Saturday 31 August 2024 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Agusta A119 Koala |
| Owner/operator: | Kestrel Aviation |
| Registration: | VT-CLR |
| MSN: | 14060 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kedarnath, Uttarakhand -
 India
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | |
| Departure airport: | Kedarnath Helipad |
| Gauchar landing strip | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The A119 being airlifted as an underslung load by an IAF Mil Mi-17 for repairs after a prior accident on 24 May 2024. The load was unstable from the beginning of the flight and was ultimately dropped by the Mi-17. The A119 was destroyed.
Sources:
https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/kedarnath-helicopter-crash-defective-faulty-video-air-force-airlifted-towing-rope-snaps-2591235-2024-08-31
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 May 2024 | VT-CLR | Kestrel Aviation | 0 | Kedarnath Helipad, Uttarakhand | |
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Media:
More Videos of The helicopter which was being taken #underslung from #Kedarnath to #Gauchar has been released midway on the river near Bhimballi and has become completely BER on hitting the ground. #helicopter #India #BreakingNews #safefly #chardham pic.twitter.com/xcsNauIjQ1
— Safe Fly Aviation (@AirCharterIndia) August 31, 2024
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Aug-2024 06:17 | gerard57 | Added |
| 31-Aug-2024 07:31 | Aerossurance | Updated [Phase, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Aug-2024 09:10 | Aerossurance | Updated [Nature, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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