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IAF Chopper Crash-lands in J-K, 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.

Updated:May 23, 2018, 3:16 PM IST
IAF Chopper Crash-lands in J-K, Passengers and Crew Safe
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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 on Wednesday morning, official sources said.

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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