A chartered helicopter going to Aurangabad from Juhu airport crashed between two valleys near Naneghat, about 100 km from Mumbai, killing all five people on board.
This included the two pilots.
The deceased include Captain Badhuria and Captain Allen, who were manning the aircraft. Captain A Matha, Yateen and Bin D’Souza were the other engineers and technicians on board.
According to the Juhu airport officials, the helicopter took off from Juhu airport at 7.47 am and was on its way to Aurangabad on some commercial assignment.
It was expected to reach Aurangabad at about 9.30 am. But around 9.10 am, the Aurangabad division of ATC contacted Mumbai ATC as contact with the chopper was lost.
29/09/13 DNA Web Team/Agencies/Daily News & Analysis
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This included the two pilots.
The deceased include Captain Badhuria and Captain Allen, who were manning the aircraft. Captain A Matha, Yateen and Bin D’Souza were the other engineers and technicians on board.
According to the Juhu airport officials, the helicopter took off from Juhu airport at 7.47 am and was on its way to Aurangabad on some commercial assignment.
It was expected to reach Aurangabad at about 9.30 am. But around 9.10 am, the Aurangabad division of ATC contacted Mumbai ATC as contact with the chopper was lost.
29/09/13 DNA Web Team/Agencies/Daily News & Analysis
