NEW DELHI: Two pilots and an aircraft maintenance engineer lost their lives in a chopper crash near Pune early Wednesday morning. The Agusta 109 (VT-EVV) of Heritage Aviation was on its way from Oxford Helipad (Pune) to Juhu in Mumbai. About 20 nautical miles from Oxford Helipad, it crashed into a hill in dense fog.
"Agusta 109 helicopter bearing registration VT-EVV of Heritage Aviation crashed approx 20 Nm from Oxford Helipad (Pune). There were two pilots and one AME onboard with no passengers and initial reports suggest fatal injuries to all three crew onboard. The pilots were Captain Pillai and Captain Paramjit. These are preliminary details and further confirmation of details is being sought,” said a DGCA official.
Helicopter crash Pune
"Agusta 109 helicopter bearing registration VT-EVV of Heritage Aviation crashed approx 20 Nm from Oxford Helipad (Pune). There were two pilots and one AME onboard with no passengers and initial reports suggest fatal injuries to all three crew onboard. The pilots were Captain Pillai and Captain Paramjit. These are preliminary details and further confirmation of details is being sought,” said a DGCA official.
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