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| Date: | Sunday 15 June 2025 |
| Time: | c. 05:20 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 407 |
| Owner/operator: | Aryan Aviation Pvt Ltd |
| Registration: | VT-BKA |
| MSN: | 53832 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand -
 India
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Kedarnath Dham Helipad |
| Aryan Helipad, Guptkashi | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Bell 407 helicopter, VT-BKA, impacted a mountainside in poor visibility conditions. All 7 onboard were killed.
The helicopter was operating on a flight from the remote Kedarnath pilgrimage site, located in the Himalayas to the company helipad at Guptkashi, 22 km away.
Sources:
https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-video-kedarnath-helicopter-crashes-in-gaurikund-forests-kills-seven-including-pilot-watch-3160074
https://kirib.co/five-killed-in-helicopter-crash-after-visiting-kedarnath/
https://x.com/Capt_Ck/status/1934099186292580673?t=_etJmCRbV6e0sehOqXJqiA&s=19
https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2136457
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jun-2025 04:09 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 15-Jun-2025 05:12 | royrohan86 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
| 15-Jun-2025 05:56 | ASN | Updated [Time, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Jul-2025 13:02 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, ] |
| 18-Jul-2025 13:02 | Aerossurance | Updated |
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