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IAF chopper crash-lands in Jammu & Kashmir, passengers and crew safe

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.

Published: 23rd May 2018 03:34 PM  |   Last Updated: 23rd May 2018 03:34 PM   |  A+A A-

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By PTI

NEW DELHI: 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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