# NTSB WPR11WA285: Bell 407, Ladpur, India, India, June 19, 2011

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: June 19, 2011, 08:54 local (08:54 UTC)
- Place: Ladpur, India, India
- Coordinates: 30.323888, 78.076942
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3239&lon=78.0769&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 80883
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR11WA285
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/80883/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11WA285

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: 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

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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