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| Date: | Friday 24 May 2024 |
| Time: | c. 07:00 LT |
| Type: |  Agusta A119 Koala |
| Owner/operator: | Kestrel Aviation |
| Registration: | VT-CLR |
| MSN: | 14060 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Kedarnath Helipad -
 India
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Sirsi Helipad |
| Kadarnath Helipad | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The Agusta A119 Koalo experienced uncontrolled Yaw and a subsequent hard landing at Kedarnath Helipad, India. The cause is not known.
The seven occupants were not injured.
Sources:
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/watch-helicopter-tailspins-makes-emergency-landing-in-kedarnath-101716533866067.html
https://english.jagran.com/india/char-dham-yatra-2024-chopper-en-route-kedarnath-goes-into-tailspin-before-making-emergency-landing-watch-video-10162659
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loss_of_tail-rotor_effectiveness
https://www.goatourismhotels.com/img/helicopter-ride-goa.jpg (photo)
Location
Media:
Miraculous escape for #tourists in #Kedarnath as #helicopter spins out of control before hitting ground pic.twitter.com/PYC0mxwjwg
— The Tribune (@thetribunechd) May 24, 2024
Helicopter carrying 7 pilgrims makes emergency landing in Kedarnath after a technical glitch; all passengers unhurt #Kedarnath pic.twitter.com/8rZFHCpFLs
— ET NOW (@ETNOWlive) May 24, 2024
Another angle : pic.twitter.com/WAY9XLQfM8
— Tarun Shukla (@shukla_tarun) May 24, 2024
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-May-2024 12:12 | gerard57 | Added |
| 24-May-2024 13:05 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Total occupants, Location, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, Category] |
| 25-May-2024 21:20 | Captain Adam | Updated [Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 26-May-2024 07:23 | B.schrijver | Updated [Narrative] |
| 26-May-2024 08:57 | B.schrijver | Updated [Narrative] |
| 27-May-2024 12:08 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
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