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Bell 407 crash near Rudraprayag, India

fatal2022-10-187 fatalities
Summary

A Bell 407 helicopter crashed near Rudraprayag in Uttarakhand, India, killing all 7 on board. The helicopter was operating pilgrimage shuttle flights to the Kedarnath shrine in the Himalayas.

Incident details
Date
2022-10-18
Location
Rudraprayag, India
Aircraft
Bell 407
Registration
VT-RPN
Operator type
commercial
Fatalities
7
Injuries
0
Occupants
7
Probable cause
CFIT / Terrain
30.4916, 79.0366
Quick stats
Severityfatal
Fatalities7
Injuries0
SourceNTSB
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