Chetak helicopter of the Indian Air Force toppled over while making an emergency landing during a training sortie from Bamrauli near Allahabad on Wednesday.
Both the pilots are safe.
#IAF #Chetak toppled while landing in uneven field/ tech snag. Chopper was on a routine sortie from #Bamrauli, Allahabad. #Pilots are safe.
— NationalDefence (@NDIndiaFirst) March 15, 2017
The chopper toppled when the pilots tried a forced landing after it developed a technical snag, sources in IAF said.
The IAF has ordered a court of inquiry (COI) to ascertain the cause of the accident.
The sources said the aircraft toppled over while the pilots tried to force land it on an uneven field. The helicopter was on a routine training sortie from Bamrauli.
(Feature image source for representation/ Source: Twitter)
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