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| Date: | Thursday 8 May 2025 |
| Time: | c 09:00 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 407 |
| Owner/operator: | AeroTrans Services Pvt Ltd |
| Registration: | VT-OXF |
| MSN: | 53829 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce 250-C47B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gangnani, Uttarakhand -
 India
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Harsil helipad |
| Gangotri | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Bell 407 crashed in a wooded area and fell into a deep gorge of about 200-250 metres near Gangnani, Uttarakhand, India. Six of the seven occupants perished and the helicopter was destroyed.
This helicopter was going to Gangotri temple.
Sources:
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/uttarakhand/helicopter-crash-uttarakhand-uttarkashi-rescue-operation-underway-updates/article69551988.ece
https://www.etvbharat.com/en/!bharat/uttarakhand-uttarkashi-helicopter-crash-amid-char-dham-yatra-enn25050801264
https://www.thehansindia.com/news/national/five-killed-2-injured-as-helicopter-crashes-near-uttarakhands-gangnani-969302
https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/helicopter-with-seven-on-board-crashes-in-uttarkashis-gangnani-1877672
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/91844_1483973018.jpg (photo)
History of this aircraft
Ex N317CB, C-FTNS, C-GLZK
Media:
Five killed, 2 injured as helicopter crashes near Uttarakhand's Gangnani - The Shillong Times pic.twitter.com/5jmI4oRCNI
— Theshillongtimes (@STnews1945) May 8, 2025
Helicopter crash near Gangnani, Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, this morning. Heli Aero Trans chopper, en route from Sahastradhara to Kharsali, had 7 on board—6 killed, 1 injured. Police, SDRF, and relief teams are at the site for rescue operations. #HelicopterCrash pic.twitter.com/B0PNCGmitp
— Tar21Operator (@Tar21Operator) May 8, 2025
Five #tourists were killed on the spot and two others injured as a helicopter, in which they were travelling, crashed near Gangnani in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi on Thursday.#OmmcomNews https://t.co/UWO5n1NBUG
— Ommcom News (@OmmcomNews) May 8, 2025
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-May-2025 05:54 | battleaxe10 | Added |
| 08-May-2025 06:35 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-May-2025 06:35 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-May-2025 06:37 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-May-2025 06:38 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Embed code, ] |
| 08-May-2025 06:39 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 08-May-2025 07:18 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 08-May-2025 08:21 | ASN | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 08-May-2025 12:24 | Bloxzge 025 | Updated [Departure airport, ] |
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