Incident report
Agusta A119 Koala crash near Kedarnath, Uttarakhand, India
minor2024-08-31
Summary
VT-CLR, severely damaged by a hydraulic failure and uncontrolled yaw at Kedarnath on 24 May 2024, was being airlifted out as an underslung load beneath an Indian Air Force Mi-17, bound for the landing strip at Gauchar for repair. The load was unstable from the start of the flight and was eventually released. The A119 fell and was destroyed. Nobody was on board it.
Incident details
Date
2024-08-31
Location
Kedarnath, Uttarakhand, India
Aircraft
Registration
VT-CLR
Operator
Kestrel Aviation
Operator type
commercial
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Occupants
0
Probable cause
Source
India Today ↗30.7352, 79.0669
Quick stats
Severityminor
Fatalities0
Injuries0
SourceIndia Today
Other incidents in India
Other Agusta incidents
See something wrong or have more info?
Help us improve this incident record with corrections, additional details, or sources.