Mumbai: The initial inquiry by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on the Bell 212 helicopter crash in Thane has blamed poor visibility and bad weather that led to the accident. However, it makes an interesting observation about evaporation of morning dew on trees that thickened the layer of mist thereby worsening visibility. It also clarifies that there was no instance of high-tension power cables entangling the chopper rotors.
The Bell 212 chopper — owned by city-based United Helicharters — had taken off from Juhu airport at around 7.47 am for Nagpur via a refueling stopover at Aurangabad. It crashed at a height of 2,000 feet on the Naneghat hills near Tokawale village in Murbad at around 9 am. Investigators had already concluded that the hills were notorious for poor visibility due to the fog and mist-prone weather, especially during monsoons. However, they also blamed the evaporation of morning dew on the trees that added to the layer of thickness that reduced clear visibility.
16/10/13 Asian Age
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The Bell 212 chopper — owned by city-based United Helicharters — had taken off from Juhu airport at around 7.47 am for Nagpur via a refueling stopover at Aurangabad. It crashed at a height of 2,000 feet on the Naneghat hills near Tokawale village in Murbad at around 9 am. Investigators had already concluded that the hills were notorious for poor visibility due to the fog and mist-prone weather, especially during monsoons. However, they also blamed the evaporation of morning dew on the trees that added to the layer of thickness that reduced clear visibility.
16/10/13 Asian Age
