IAF chopper crash-lands in J-K, passengers and crew safe

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : May 23 2018 | 1:35 PM IST

A Cheetah helicopter of the Indian Air Force crash-landed in Natha Top in Jammu and Kashmir soon after it took off on a routine sortie today morning, official sources said here.

The two passengers and two crew members on board the military chopper were safe, they said.

The helicopter was on a routine sortie from Jammu when it crash-landed at the Natha Top helipad around 9.50 am, the sources said.

A court of inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident.

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First Published: May 23 2018 | 1:35 PM IST

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