- Date
- June 19, 2011, 08:54 local (08:54 UTC)
- Place
- Ladpur, India, India
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- VT-SWABell 407
- Defining event
- Landing: Hard landing
- NTSB office
- Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 80883
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Sequence of events
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Factual narrative
On June 19, 2011, at 0854 universal coordinated time, a Bell 407, VT-SWA, crashed during landing at Ladpur, Dehradun, India. The pilot and passenger were seriously injured and the helicopter was substantially damaged. The helicopter was operated by M/s Swajas Air Charters Ltd, Chennai under the pertinent civil regulations of India. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of India. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by the Government of India. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Deputy Director General Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) DGCA Complex Opposite Safdarjung Airport New Delhi - 110 003 India Tel No.: +91-011-24620272, 73 Fax No.: +91-011-24616715 email: amitdgca@gmail.com
Aircraft
- Registration
- VT-SWA
- Reported as
- Bell 407 (NO SERIES)
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 53806
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- M/s Swajas Air Charter
- Registered owner
- M/s Swajas Air Charter
- Flight plan
- Unknown